diff --git a/gen_stats b/gen_stats
index 0f6ecbc..456a311 100755
--- a/gen_stats
+++ b/gen_stats
@@ -41,9 +41,8 @@ for schannel in schannels:
     ):
         continue
 
-    channel["webchatlink"] = "https://web.tilde.chat/?join=" + channel["name"].lstrip(
-        "#"
-    )
+    channel["webchatlink"] = "https://web.tilde.chat/?join=" + channel["name"][1:]
+
     channels.append(channel)
 
 channels.sort(key=lambda x: x["name"].lower())