diff --git a/Changelog.lua b/Changelog.lua
index 9f3d46f..cb468f0 100644
--- a/Changelog.lua
+++ b/Changelog.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 local _, Namespace = ...
 
 Namespace.Changelog = {
+    {
+        version = '10.2.5-46',
+        improvements = {
+            'Remove spaces from the input when manually adding a character, this makes it harder to make accidental mistakes when the realm has a space, or when the input contains a space around the dash sign',
+        },
+    },
     {
         version = '10.2.5-45',
         features = {
diff --git a/Config.lua b/Config.lua
index f9dc6c9..c217550 100644
--- a/Config.lua
+++ b/Config.lua
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ function Namespace.Config.AddPlayerConfig(playerName)
         return
     end
 
+    playerName = playerName:gsub(' ', '')
     local config = Namespace.BattlegroundTools:GetPlayerConfig(playerName)
     if config then
         return Namespace.Addon:OpenPlayerConfig(playerName)