diff --git a/MinecraftClient/ChatBots/RemoteControl.cs b/MinecraftClient/ChatBots/RemoteControl.cs
index 92d8d308..dfdf5d2a 100644
--- a/MinecraftClient/ChatBots/RemoteControl.cs
+++ b/MinecraftClient/ChatBots/RemoteControl.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace MinecraftClient.ChatBots
         {
             text = getVerbatim(text);
             string command = "", sender = "";
-            if (isPrivateMessage(text, ref command, ref sender) && Settings.Bots_Owners.Contains(sender.ToLower().Replace(" ","")))
+            if (isPrivateMessage(text, ref command, ref sender) && Settings.Bots_Owners.Contains(sender.ToLower().Trim()))
             {
                 string response = "";
                 performInternalCommand(command, ref response);
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace MinecraftClient.ChatBots
             }
             else if (Settings.RemoteCtrl_AutoTpaccept
                 && isTeleportRequest(text, ref sender)
-                && (Settings.RemoteCtrl_AutoTpaccept_Everyone || Settings.Bots_Owners.Contains(sender.ToLower().Replace(" ",""))))
+                && (Settings.RemoteCtrl_AutoTpaccept_Everyone || Settings.Bots_Owners.Contains(sender.ToLower().Trim())))
             {
                 SendText("/tpaccept");
             }
diff --git a/MinecraftClient/Settings.cs b/MinecraftClient/Settings.cs
index d97d531a..09e508f1 100644
--- a/MinecraftClient/Settings.cs
+++ b/MinecraftClient/Settings.cs
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ namespace MinecraftClient
 
                                                 case "botowners":
                                                     Bots_Owners.Clear();
-                                                    foreach (string name in argValue.ToLower().Replace(" ", "").Split(','))
-                                                        Bots_Owners.Add(name);
+                                                    foreach (string name in argValue.ToLower().Split(','))
+                                                        Bots_Owners.Add(name.Trim());
                                                     break;
 
                                                 case "internalcmdchar":