diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index aedf2ec5..3f9d3d60 100755
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ io.on('connection', function(socket){
     {
       in_list = true;
     	coll = list.toLowerCase();
+      coll = decodeURIComponent(coll);
+      coll = coll.replace(/\s+/g, '');
       socket.join(coll);
       socket.join(short_id);
       socket.emit("id", short_id);
@@ -552,6 +554,8 @@ function left_channel(coll, guid, name, short_id)
 function del(params, socket)
 {
   var coll = params[0].toLowerCase();
+  coll = decodeURIComponent(coll);
+  coll = coll.replace(/\s+/g, '');
   db.collection(coll).find({views:{$exists:true}}, function(err, docs){
     if(docs !== null && docs.length != 0 && docs[0]["adminpass"] == hash_pass(params[3]))
     {