diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/ChatManager.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/ChatManager.cs
index 019e188cfa..c57099f5a8 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/ChatManager.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/ChatManager.cs
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Chat
 				message.User.Channel.IsAdminChannel = mappingChannelRepresentation.IsAdminChannel;
 			}
 
-			var splits = new List<string>(message.Content.Trim().Split(' '));
+			var splits = new List<string>(message.Content.Trim().Split(' ', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries));
 			var address = splits[0];
 			if (address.Length > 1 && (address.Last() == ':' || address.Last() == ','))
 				address = address[0..^1];