diff --git a/plugins/helped.py b/plugins/helped.py
index 78a00887..a69e1512 100644
--- a/plugins/helped.py
+++ b/plugins/helped.py
@@ -21,10 +21,14 @@ async def helped(ctx, *args):
                 was_message_found = True
 
     else:
-        if args[0].startswith('<@') and args[0].endswith('>'):
+        if len(args) == 1 and args[0].startswith('<@') and args[0].endswith('>'):
             commended_user = ctx.guild.get_member(int(args[0].strip('<@!>')))
         else:
-            commended_user = ctx.guild.get_member_named(args[0])
+            commended_user_username = ''
+            for arg in args:
+                commended_user_username += arg + ' '
+            commended_user_username = commended_user_username.strip()
+            commended_user = ctx.guild.get_member_named(commended_user_username)
 
         async for message in ctx.channel.history(limit=10):
             message.content
diff --git a/plugins/reddit_verification.py b/plugins/reddit_verification.py
index c18820c2..d2fd8c6b 100644
--- a/plugins/reddit_verification.py
+++ b/plugins/reddit_verification.py
@@ -125,12 +125,15 @@ async def redditcheck(ctx, *args):
         discord_username = str(ctx.author)
 
     else:
-        if args[0].startswith('<@') and args[0].endswith('>'):
+        if len(args) == 1 and args[0].startswith('<@') and args[0].endswith('>'):
             # If user was mentioned convert his ID to a username and then check if he is a member of the server
             raw_discord_username = str(await client.get_user_info(int(args[0].strip('<@!>'))))
         else:
             # Otherwise autofill user's tag (number) and check if he is a member of the server
-            raw_discord_username = args[0]
+            raw_discord_username = ''
+            for arg in args:
+                raw_discord_username += arg + ' '
+            raw_discord_username = raw_discord_username.strip()
 
         discord_username = ctx.message.guild.get_member_named(raw_discord_username)