diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger/web_finger.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger/web_finger.ex
index 54cbf4cea..bbd65da61 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger/web_finger.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger/web_finger.ex
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.WebFinger do
   end
 
   def finger(account) do
+    account = String.trim_leading(account, "@")
     domain = with [_name, domain] <- String.split(account, "@") do
                domain
              else _e ->