diff --git a/standardize_test_format/__init__.py b/standardize_test_format/__init__.py
index 6bbe18c..8d98090 100644
--- a/standardize_test_format/__init__.py
+++ b/standardize_test_format/__init__.py
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ IGNORABLE_WORDS_IN_NAME = frozenset(
         'the',
         'is',
         'are',
+
+        'test',
+        'tests',
     },
 )
 
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ def format_test_prefix(
 
 
 def to_camel_case_word(word: str, first: bool = False) -> str | None:
+    word = word.strip()
     if word.lower() in IGNORABLE_WORDS_IN_NAME:
         return None
     if len(word) > 1 and word.upper() == word:
@@ -84,11 +88,9 @@ def to_camel_case(description: str) -> str:
 
     words[0] = to_camel_case_word(words[0], first=True)
     for i in range(1, len(words)):
-        word = to_camel_case_word(words[i])
-        if not word:
-            words[i] = ''
-        else:
-            words[i] = word
+        words[i] = to_camel_case_word(words[i])
+
+    words = [w for w in words if w]
 
     return ''.join(words)