diff --git a/memberPlumbing/ucsAccounts.py b/memberPlumbing/ucsAccounts.py
index 310ea64..48ea239 100755
--- a/memberPlumbing/ucsAccounts.py
+++ b/memberPlumbing/ucsAccounts.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def sanitize_group_name(name):
 
 # From an API error message: "Username must only contain numbers, letters and dots!"
 def sanitize_user_name(name):
-    return re.sub(r"[^0-9a-z.]", ".", name.lower())
+    return re.sub(r"[^0-9a-z.]", ".", name.lower()).strip(".")
 
 
 async def make_groups(group_mod, members):