diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 50ca305..36e8cf3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ config.yaml
 sqz-force
 greenvironment.db
 logs
+logs*
diff --git a/src/lib/dataaccess.ts b/src/lib/dataaccess.ts
index 50b0cd6..b11897a 100644
--- a/src/lib/dataaccess.ts
+++ b/src/lib/dataaccess.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import * as models from "./models";
  * @param username
  */
 async function generateHandle(username: string) {
-    username = username.toLowerCase();
+    username = username.toLowerCase().replace(/\s/g, "_");
     const count = await models.User.count({where: {handle: {[sqz.Op.like]: `%${username}%`}}});
     if (count > 0) {
         return `${username}${count}`;
diff --git a/src/lib/globals.ts b/src/lib/globals.ts
index 9063c49..9b13f38 100644
--- a/src/lib/globals.ts
+++ b/src/lib/globals.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {EventEmitter} from "events";
 import * as fsx from "fs-extra";
 import * as yaml from "js-yaml";
 import * as winston from "winston";
-require('winston-daily-rotate-file');
+require("winston-daily-rotate-file");
 
 const configPath = "config.yaml";
 const defaultConfig = __dirname + "/../default-config.yaml";