diff --git a/Commands/InteractionCommands/TrackingInteractions.cs b/Commands/InteractionCommands/TrackingInteractions.cs
index 8c1606d..df9ce63 100644
--- a/Commands/InteractionCommands/TrackingInteractions.cs
+++ b/Commands/InteractionCommands/TrackingInteractions.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ public async Task TrackingAddSlashCmd(InteractionContext ctx, [Option("member",
                     var channelIds = channels.Split(' ', ',');
                     foreach (var channel in channelIds)
                     {
+                        // skip some common obviously-invalid entries
+                        if (channel == "" || channel == " ")
+                            continue;
+   
                         // If this is a channel mention, get the ID first
                         var channelId = channel.Replace("<#", "").Replace(">", "");