diff --git a/src/pluralkit/bot/proxy.py b/src/pluralkit/bot/proxy.py
index eac8c41a..65b4f2d0 100644
--- a/src/pluralkit/bot/proxy.py
+++ b/src/pluralkit/bot/proxy.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ async def do_proxy_message(conn, original_message: discord.Message, proxy_member
     try:
         sent_message = await webhook.send(
             content=inner_text,
-            username="{} {}".format(proxy_member.name, proxy_member.tag),
+            username="{} {}".format(proxy_member.name, proxy_member.tag or "").strip(),
             avatar_url=proxy_member.avatar_url,
             file=await make_attachment_file(original_message),
             wait=True