diff --git a/src/components/Friends.vue b/src/components/Friends.vue
index 1c1745efaafe03914931e57b2433449b90200cdc..4af79b728f9f2c3e3de9ea78c42c443350a2e0f8 100644
--- a/src/components/Friends.vue
+++ b/src/components/Friends.vue
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export default {
 
     sendRequest() {
       this.showNotif()
-      this.firebaseSendFriendRequest(this.usernameInput.slice(1))
+      this.firebaseSendFriendRequest(this.usernameInput)
       this.usernameInput = ''
     },
     ...mapActions('firebase', ['firebaseRemovePending', 'firebaseAcceptRequest', 'firebaseSendFriendRequest'])