diff --git a/data_models/lib/imma1_d714/imma1_d714.json b/data_models/lib/imma1_d714/imma1_d714.json
index ba63404593b8aa8fd359c246f62d19174dccfd35..72fc60208aa0cdca3f8374865e0a8c00f5c7f20c 100644
--- a/data_models/lib/imma1_d714/imma1_d714.json
+++ b/data_models/lib/imma1_d714/imma1_d714.json
@@ -2232,7 +2232,8 @@
                   "description": "blank space",
                   "field_length": 1,
                   "column_type": "object",
-                  "ignore": true
+                  "ignore": true,
+                  "disable_white_strip": true
               },
               "Identifier": {
                   "description": "WMO Buoy number",