diff --git a/ASFFreeGames/ASFFreeGamesPlugin.cs b/ASFFreeGames/ASFFreeGamesPlugin.cs
index cd96e28..d23f445 100644
--- a/ASFFreeGames/ASFFreeGamesPlugin.cs
+++ b/ASFFreeGames/ASFFreeGamesPlugin.cs
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ public async void CollectGamesOnClock(object? source) {
 				Array.Sort(reorderedBots, comparison);
 			}
 
+			if (reorderedBots.Length == 0) {
+				ArchiLogger.LogGenericDebug("no viable bot found for freegame scheduled operation");
+
+				return;
+			}
+
 			if (!cts.IsCancellationRequested) {
 				string cmd = $"FREEGAMES {FreeGamesCommand.CollectInternalCommandString} " + string.Join(' ', reorderedBots.Select(static bot => bot.BotName));
 				await OnBotCommand(null!, EAccess.None, cmd, cmd.Split()).ConfigureAwait(false);
diff --git a/ASFFreeGames/Commands/FreeGamesCommand.cs b/ASFFreeGames/Commands/FreeGamesCommand.cs
index 6d6b5f1..113f8ad 100644
--- a/ASFFreeGames/Commands/FreeGamesCommand.cs
+++ b/ASFFreeGames/Commands/FreeGamesCommand.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ internal sealed class FreeGamesCommand : IBotCommand, IDisposable {
 		}
 
 		private async Task<string?> HandleCollectCommand(Bot? bot) {
-			int collected = await CollectGames(bot is not null ? new[] { bot } : Context.Bots, ECollectGameRequestSource.RequestedByUser, Context.CancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+			int collected = await CollectGames(bot is not null ? [bot] : Context.Bots.ToArray(), ECollectGameRequestSource.RequestedByUser, Context.CancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
 			return FormatBotResponse(bot, $"Collected a total of {collected} free game(s)");
 		}
@@ -134,10 +134,21 @@ internal sealed class FreeGamesCommand : IBotCommand, IDisposable {
 		}
 
 		private async ValueTask<string?> HandleInternalCollectCommand(Bot? bot, string[] args, CancellationToken cancellationToken) {
-			Dictionary<string, Bot> botMap = Context.Bots.ToDictionary(static b => b.BotName, static b => b, StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
-			int collected = await CollectGames(args.Skip(2).Select(botName => botMap[botName]), ECollectGameRequestSource.Scheduled, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+			Dictionary<string, Bot> botMap = Context.Bots.ToDictionary(static b => b.BotName.Trim(), static b => b, StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
 
-			return FormatBotResponse(bot, $"Collected a total of {collected} free game(s)");
+			Bot[] bots = args.Skip(2).Select(botName => botMap.GetValueOrDefault(botName.Trim())).Where(static b => b is not null).ToArray()!;
+
+			if (bots.Length == 0) {
+				if (bot is null) {
+					return null;
+				}
+
+				bots = [bot];
+			}
+
+			int collected = await CollectGames(bots, ECollectGameRequestSource.Scheduled, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+			return FormatBotResponse(bot, $"Collected a total of {collected} free game(s)" + (bots.Length > 1 ? $" on {bots.Length} bots" : $" on {bots.FirstOrDefault()?.BotName}"));
 		}
 
 		private async Task SaveOptions(CancellationToken cancellationToken) {
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 6bf6713..b6fa018 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<PluginName>ASFFreeGames</PluginName>
-		<Version>1.5.1.0</Version>
+		<Version>1.5.2.0</Version>
 		<TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
 	</PropertyGroup>