diff --git a/src/commands/addredirect.ts b/src/commands/addredirect.ts
index 79aa97f..11bc1e1 100644
--- a/src/commands/addredirect.ts
+++ b/src/commands/addredirect.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default class AddRedirect extends Command {
       } catch {
         return this.error(message.channel, 'This doesn\'t appear to be a valid URL.');
       }
-      if ((/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/gi.test(args[1].toLowerCase()) === false) || args[1].toLowerCase().length > 15) return this.error(message.channel, 'Invalid key. The key must be alphanumeric and less than 16 characters.');
+      if ((/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/gi.test(args[1].toLowerCase().replace('-', '').trim()) === false) || args[1].toLowerCase().length > 15) return this.error(message.channel, 'Invalid key. The key must be alphanumeric and less than 16 characters.');
       // eslint-disable-next-line new-cap
       const redirect = new this.client.db.redirect({
         key: args[1].toLowerCase(),