diff --git a/nodescraper/models/analyzerargs.py b/nodescraper/models/analyzerargs.py
index 209f6a0e..f1782801 100644
--- a/nodescraper/models/analyzerargs.py
+++ b/nodescraper/models/analyzerargs.py
@@ -23,12 +23,61 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 #
 ###############################################################################
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from typing import Any
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, model_validator
 
 
 class AnalyzerArgs(BaseModel):
+    """Base class for all analyzer arguments.
+
+    This class provides automatic string stripping for all string values
+    in analyzer args. All analyzer args classes should inherit from this
+    directly.
+
+    """
+
     model_config = {"extra": "forbid", "exclude_none": True}
 
+    @model_validator(mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def strip_string_values(cls, data: Any) -> Any:
+        """Strip whitespace from all string values in analyzer args.
+
+        This validator recursively processes:
+        - String values: strips whitespace
+        - Lists: strips strings in lists
+        - Dicts: strips string values in dicts
+        - Other types: left unchanged
+
+        Args:
+            data: The input data to validate
+
+        Returns:
+            The data with all string values stripped
+        """
+        if isinstance(data, dict):
+            return {k: cls._strip_value(v) for k, v in data.items()}
+        return data
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _strip_value(cls, value: Any) -> Any:
+        """Recursively strip string values.
+
+        Args:
+            value: The value to process
+
+        Returns:
+            The processed value
+        """
+        if isinstance(value, str):
+            return value.strip()
+        elif isinstance(value, list):
+            return [cls._strip_value(item) for item in value]
+        elif isinstance(value, dict):
+            return {k: cls._strip_value(v) for k, v in value.items()}
+        return value
+
     @classmethod
     def build_from_model(cls, datamodel):
         """Build analyzer args instance from data model object
diff --git a/nodescraper/plugins/inband/memory/analyzer_args.py b/nodescraper/plugins/inband/memory/analyzer_args.py
index cc5f0ef4..83563476 100644
--- a/nodescraper/plugins/inband/memory/analyzer_args.py
+++ b/nodescraper/plugins/inband/memory/analyzer_args.py
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 #
 ###############################################################################
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+from nodescraper.models.analyzerargs import AnalyzerArgs
 
 
-class MemoryAnalyzerArgs(BaseModel):
+class MemoryAnalyzerArgs(AnalyzerArgs):
     ratio: float = 0.66
     memory_threshold: str = "30Gi"
diff --git a/nodescraper/plugins/inband/package/package_analyzer.py b/nodescraper/plugins/inband/package/package_analyzer.py
index 16215086..d0a51a54 100644
--- a/nodescraper/plugins/inband/package/package_analyzer.py
+++ b/nodescraper/plugins/inband/package/package_analyzer.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ def regex_version_data(
 
         value_found = False
         for name, version in package_data.items():
+            self.logger.debug("Package data: %s, %s", name, version)
             key_search_res = key_search.search(name)
             if key_search_res:
                 value_found = True
@@ -79,16 +80,16 @@ def regex_version_data(
         return value_found
 
     def package_regex_search(
-        self, package_data: dict[str, str], exp_packge_data: dict[str, Optional[str]]
+        self, package_data: dict[str, str], exp_package_data: dict[str, Optional[str]]
     ):
         """Searches the package data for the expected package and version using regex
 
         Args:
             package_data (dict[str, str]): a dictionary of package names and versions
-            exp_packge_data (dict[str, Optional[str]]): a dictionary of expected package names and versions
+            exp_package_data (dict[str, Optional[str]]): a dictionary of expected package names and versions
         """
         not_found_keys = []
-        for exp_key, exp_value in exp_packge_data.items():
+        for exp_key, exp_value in exp_package_data.items():
             try:
                 if exp_value is not None:
                     value_search = re.compile(exp_value)
@@ -125,44 +126,46 @@ def package_regex_search(
         return not_found_keys
 
     def package_exact_match(
-        self, package_data: dict[str, str], exp_packge_data: dict[str, Optional[str]]
+        self, package_data: dict[str, str], exp_package_data: dict[str, Optional[str]]
     ):
         """Checks the package data for the expected package and version using exact match
 
         Args:
             package_data (dict[str, str]): a dictionary of package names and versions
-            exp_packge_data (dict[str, Optional[str]]): a dictionary of expected package names and versions
+            exp_package_data (dict[str, Optional[str]]): a dictionary of expected package names and versions
         """
         not_found_match = []
         not_found_version = []
-        for exp_key, exp_value in exp_packge_data.items():
-            self.logger.info(exp_key)
+        for exp_key, exp_value in exp_package_data.items():
+            self.logger.info("Expected value: %s, %s", exp_key, exp_value)
             version = package_data.get(exp_key)
-            if exp_value is None:
+            self.logger.info("Found version: %s", version)
+            if version is None:
+                # package not found
+                not_found_version.append((exp_key, exp_value))
+                self._log_event(
+                    EventCategory.APPLICATION,
+                    f"Package {exp_key} not found in the package list",
+                    EventPriority.ERROR,
+                    {
+                        "expected_package": exp_key,
+                        "found_package": None,
+                        "expected_version": exp_value,
+                        "found_version": None,
+                    },
+                )
+            elif exp_value is None:
                 # allow any version when expected version is None
-                if version is None:
-                    # package not found
-                    not_found_version.append((exp_key, version))
-                    self._log_event(
-                        EventCategory.APPLICATION,
-                        f"Package {exp_key} not found in the package list",
-                        EventPriority.ERROR,
-                        {
-                            "expected_package": exp_key,
-                            "found_package": None,
-                            "expected_version": exp_value,
-                            "found_version": None,
-                        },
-                    )
+                continue
             elif version != exp_value:
                 not_found_match.append((exp_key, version))
                 self._log_event(
                     EventCategory.APPLICATION,
-                    f"Package {exp_key} Version Mismatch, Expected {exp_key} but found {version}",
+                    f"Package {exp_key} Version Mismatch, Expected {exp_value} but found {version}",
                     EventPriority.ERROR,
                     {
                         "expected_package": exp_key,
-                        "found_package": exp_key if version else None,
+                        "found_package": exp_key,
                         "expected_version": exp_value,
                         "found_version": version,
                     },
@@ -191,6 +194,7 @@ def analyze_data(
             self.result.message = f"Packages not found: {not_found_keys}"
             self.result.status = ExecutionStatus.ERROR
         else:
+            self.logger.info("Expected packages: %s", list(args.exp_package_ver.keys()))
             not_found_match, not_found_version = self.package_exact_match(
                 data.version_info, args.exp_package_ver
             )
diff --git a/nodescraper/plugins/inband/rocm/analyzer_args.py b/nodescraper/plugins/inband/rocm/analyzer_args.py
index 40a11ebc..cdc04cce 100644
--- a/nodescraper/plugins/inband/rocm/analyzer_args.py
+++ b/nodescraper/plugins/inband/rocm/analyzer_args.py
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@
 ###############################################################################
 from typing import Union
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_validator
+from pydantic import Field, field_validator
 
+from nodescraper.models.analyzerargs import AnalyzerArgs
 from nodescraper.plugins.inband.rocm.rocmdata import RocmDataModel
 
 
-class RocmAnalyzerArgs(BaseModel):
+class RocmAnalyzerArgs(AnalyzerArgs):
     exp_rocm: Union[str, list] = Field(default_factory=list)
 
     @field_validator("exp_rocm", mode="before")
diff --git a/nodescraper/plugins/inband/rocm/rocm_analyzer.py b/nodescraper/plugins/inband/rocm/rocm_analyzer.py
index 17762af7..75aad008 100644
--- a/nodescraper/plugins/inband/rocm/rocm_analyzer.py
+++ b/nodescraper/plugins/inband/rocm/rocm_analyzer.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def analyze_data(
                 return self.result
 
         self.result.message = (
-            f"ROCm version mismatch! Expected: {rocm_version}, actual: {args.exp_rocm}"
+            f"ROCm version mismatch! Expected: {args.exp_rocm}, actual: {data.rocm_version}"
         )
         self.result.status = ExecutionStatus.ERROR
         self._log_event(
diff --git a/nodescraper/plugins/inband/storage/analyzer_args.py b/nodescraper/plugins/inband/storage/analyzer_args.py
index 1f44d1d3..413c8ec0 100644
--- a/nodescraper/plugins/inband/storage/analyzer_args.py
+++ b/nodescraper/plugins/inband/storage/analyzer_args.py
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@
 ###############################################################################
 from typing import Optional
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from pydantic import Field
 
+from nodescraper.models.analyzerargs import AnalyzerArgs
 
-class StorageAnalyzerArgs(BaseModel):
+
+class StorageAnalyzerArgs(AnalyzerArgs):
     min_required_free_space_abs: Optional[str] = None
     min_required_free_space_prct: Optional[int] = None
     ignore_devices: Optional[list[str]] = Field(default_factory=list)