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 @@
     <br />
     <p>Search this handle to find it in your instance:</p>
 
-    <input type="text" name="textbox" value=" @ViewData.Model.InstanceHandle" onclick="this.select()" class="form-control" readonly/>
+    <input type="text" name="textbox" value="@ViewData.Model.InstanceHandle" onclick="this.select()" class="form-control" readonly/>
 </div>
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