diff --git a/reddit/subreddit.py b/reddit/subreddit.py
index 5d020fe..32bcba3 100644
--- a/reddit/subreddit.py
+++ b/reddit/subreddit.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from utils.console import print_markdown, print_step, print_substep
-import praw
-import random
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
-import os
+import os, random, praw, re
 
 
 def get_subreddit_threads():
@@ -37,12 +35,12 @@ def get_subreddit_threads():
     )
 
     if os.getenv("SUBREDDIT"):
-        subreddit = reddit.subreddit(os.getenv("SUBREDDIT"))
+        subreddit = reddit.subreddit(re.sub(r"r\/", "", os.getenv("SUBREDDIT")))
     else:
         # ! Prompt the user to enter a subreddit
         try:
             subreddit = reddit.subreddit(
-                input("What subreddit would you like to pull from? ")
+                re.sub(r"r\/", "", input("What subreddit would you like to pull from? "))
             )
         except ValueError:
             subreddit = reddit.subreddit("askreddit")