diff --git a/src/BirdsiteLive/Controllers/UsersController.cs b/src/BirdsiteLive/Controllers/UsersController.cs
index 893e0c5..bcb3f7f 100644
--- a/src/BirdsiteLive/Controllers/UsersController.cs
+++ b/src/BirdsiteLive/Controllers/UsersController.cs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ namespace BirdsiteLive.Controllers
[Route("/users/{id}")]
public IActionResult Index(string id)
{
+ id = id.Trim(new[] {' ', '@'});
var user = _twitterService.GetUser(id);
var r = Request.Headers["Accept"].First();
diff --git a/src/BirdsiteLive/Views/Users/Index.cshtml b/src/BirdsiteLive/Views/Users/Index.cshtml
index a8fbc34..af5929d 100644
--- a/src/BirdsiteLive/Views/Users/Index.cshtml
+++ b/src/BirdsiteLive/Views/Users/Index.cshtml
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@
Search this handle to find it in your instance:
-
+
\ No newline at end of file