I cant compare a data grid view cell to a textbox.text in visual basic

    Dim string1 As String = EmployeeDataGridView.CurrentRow.Cells(7).Value.ToString()
    Dim string2 As String = Password_TextBox.Text


    If string2 = string1 Then
        MessageBox.Show("hello")

    Else
        MessageBox.Show("string 1=  " & string1 & "string 2=  " & string2)

    End If

I want the message box to display "hello" but only the other messagebox runs with the message "string 1= yes string 2= yes"

so the two strings both equal "yes" so why is the if statement not running the code?