diff --git a/NTFConfig.go b/NTFConfig.go
index e6d5dfe..c5a84d4 100644
--- a/NTFConfig.go
+++ b/NTFConfig.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 type NTFConfig struct {
 	HubAddr         string
 	HubDescription  string
-	HubSecNick      string // Nickname of Hub-Security to exclude (e.g. "PtokaX"). Separate multiple with commas
+	HubIgnoreNicks  []string // Nicknames of Hub-Security/bots to exclude (e.g. "PtokaX").
 	HubNickMinChars int
 	BotAPIKey       string
 	GroupChatID     int64
diff --git a/NTFServer.go b/NTFServer.go
index e7fa328..a912c29 100644
--- a/NTFServer.go
+++ b/NTFServer.go
@@ -22,16 +22,15 @@ const (
 
 // NTFServer methods all run on the same thread, so no mutexes are needed for field access
 type NTFServer struct {
-	bot            *telegram.BotAPI
-	hubMessages    chan upstreamMessage
-	botName        string
-	chatName       string
-	inviteLink     string
-	configFile     string
-	config         NTFConfig
-	conns          map[string]*libnmdc.HubConnection // hubnick -> hubconn
-	verbose        bool
-	ignoreHubNicks map[string]struct{}
+	bot         *telegram.BotAPI
+	hubMessages chan upstreamMessage
+	botName     string
+	chatName    string
+	inviteLink  string
+	configFile  string
+	config      NTFConfig
+	conns       map[string]*libnmdc.HubConnection // hubnick -> hubconn
+	verbose     bool
 
 	// Except the coalesce buffer, that requires a background worker.
 	coalesceBufferMut sync.Mutex
@@ -66,15 +65,6 @@ func NewNTFServer(configFile string, verbose bool) (*NTFServer, error) {
 
 	ret.config = cfg
 
-	ignoreHubNicks := strings.Split(cfg.HubSecNick, ",")
-	ret.ignoreHubNicks = make(map[string]struct{}, len(ignoreHubNicks))
-	for _, v := range ignoreHubNicks {
-		v := strings.Trim(v, " ")
-		if len(v) > 0 {
-			ret.ignoreHubNicks[v] = struct{}{}
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Coalesce background worker
 	go ret.coalesceWorker()
 
@@ -312,8 +302,10 @@ func (this *NTFServer) HandleHubMessage(msg upstreamMessage) {
 		}
 
 	case libnmdc.EVENT_PUBLIC:
-		if _, ok := this.ignoreHubNicks[msg.evt.Nick]; ok {
-			return // ignore
+		for _, ignoreNick := range this.config.HubIgnoreNicks {
+			if ignoreNick == msg.evt.Nick {
+				return // ignore
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Coalesce from multiple connections