diff --git a/commands.py b/commands.py
index e2c6afe..27f4e42 100644
--- a/commands.py
+++ b/commands.py
@@ -292,6 +292,13 @@ def check(bot: bare.bot, chan: str, name: str, message: str) -> None:
         host = msg.split("@", 1)[1]
         dnsbl, raws = conf.dnsblHandler(bot, nick, host, chan)
         bot.msg(f"Blacklist check: {dnsbl if dnsbl else 'Safe.'} ({raws})", chan)
+    except IndexError:
+        try:
+            dnsbl, raws = conf.dnsblHandler(bot, "thisusernameshouldbetoolongtoeveractuallybeinuse", message.split(" ", 1)[1], chan)
+            bot.msg(f"Blacklist check: {dnsbl if dnsbl else 'Safe.'} ({raws})", chan)
+        except Exception as E:
+            bot.msg("Blacklist Lookup Failed. Error recorded to bot logs.", chan)
+            bot.log(str(E), "FATAL")
     except Exception as E:
         bot.msg("Blacklist lookup failed. Error recorded to bot logs.", chan)
         bot.log(str(E), "FATAL")
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index b55a146..d6fa586 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ipbl = DNSBLIpChecker(providers=providers)
 hsbl = DNSBLDomainChecker(providers=providers)
 
 load_dotenv()
-__version__ = "v3.0.17"
+__version__ = "v3.0.18"
 npbase: str = (
     "\[\x0303last\.fm\x03\] [A-Za-z0-9_[\]{}\\|\-^]{1,$MAX} (is listening|last listened) to: \x02.+ - .*\x02( \([0-9]+ plays\)( \[.*\])?)?"  # pyright: ignore [reportInvalidStringEscapeSequence]
 )