diff --git a/nightly/nightly/bot.py b/nightly/nightly/bot.py
index 8e15de3..38991a9 100644
--- a/nightly/nightly/bot.py
+++ b/nightly/nightly/bot.py
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ class NightlyBot(commands.Bot):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             command_prefix="🌟",
+            strip_after_prefix=True,
             intents=discord.Intents(message_content=True, guild_messages=True, guild_reactions=True, guilds=True),
         )
diff --git a/starbot/starbot/bot.py b/starbot/starbot/bot.py
index ceb1bbe..7f094c9 100644
--- a/starbot/starbot/bot.py
+++ b/starbot/starbot/bot.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class StarBot(commands.Bot):
     def __init__(self, state: StarState) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             command_prefix="⭐",
+            strip_after_prefix=True,
             intents=discord.Intents(message_content=True, guild_messages=True, guild_reactions=True, guilds=True),
         )
         self.starstate: StarState = state