diff --git a/Scripts/operations.py b/Scripts/operations.py
index 8ce7b27d..bc27f0d9 100644
--- a/Scripts/operations.py
+++ b/Scripts/operations.py
@@ -826,6 +826,7 @@ def exclude_authors(current, config, miscData, excludedCommentsDict, authorsToEx
         inputtedString = input("\nEnter the list of only authors to delete: ")
       
     else:
+      result = result.strip(',') # Remove leading/trailing comma
       result = utils.expand_ranges(result) # Expands ranges of numbers into a list of numbers
       chosenSampleIndexes = result.split(",")
       valid = True