diff --git a/bluesky/bluesky.php b/bluesky/bluesky.php
index 1bbc6356..2f70ed74 100644
--- a/bluesky/bluesky.php
+++ b/bluesky/bluesky.php
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ function bluesky_settings_post(array &$b)
 	$old_handle = DI::pConfig()->get(DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId(), 'bluesky', 'handle');
 	$old_did    = DI::pConfig()->get(DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId(), 'bluesky', 'did');
 
-	$handle = $_POST['bluesky_handle'];
+	$handle = trim($_POST['bluesky_handle'], ' @');
 
 	DI::pConfig()->set(DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId(), 'bluesky', 'post',            intval($_POST['bluesky']));
 	DI::pConfig()->set(DI::userSession()->getLocalUserId(), 'bluesky', 'post_by_default', intval($_POST['bluesky_bydefault']));