diff --git a/slides_template/Makefile b/slides_template/Makefile
index 1b7191d..1dd9601 100644
--- a/slides_template/Makefile
+++ b/slides_template/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pdf: all
 	recode -d u8..ltex < refs-cleaned.bib > refs-processed.bib
 	mogrify -format pdf figures/logo.svg
 	rubber -fd $<
+	extract-notes $<
 
 clean: 
 	rubber -d --clean *.tex
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -f refs-cleaned.bib
 	rm -f refs-processed.bib
 	rm -f figures/logo.pdf
+	rm -f *.pdfpc
 
 viewpdf: all
 	evince *.pdf
diff --git a/slides_template/extract-notes b/slides_template/extract-notes
index 06f5836..0d11083 100755
--- a/slides_template/extract-notes
+++ b/slides_template/extract-notes
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ foreach $filename (@ARGV) {
         
         if ($line =~ /^\% pdfpc\:end/) {
             $note_record = 0;
-            chomp $note_text;
+            $note_text =~ s/^\s*(.*?)\s*$/$1/;
             print NOTESFILE "\#\#\# $slide_counter\n$note_text\n";
         }