diff --git a/NTFConfig.go b/NTFConfig.go
index 7524bc8..e6d5dfe 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")
+	HubSecNick      string // Nickname of Hub-Security to exclude (e.g. "PtokaX"). Separate multiple with commas
 	HubNickMinChars int
 	BotAPIKey       string
 	GroupChatID     int64
diff --git a/NTFServer.go b/NTFServer.go
index 5963ded..7723b7f 100644
--- a/NTFServer.go
+++ b/NTFServer.go
@@ -22,15 +22,16 @@ 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
+	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{}
 
 	// Except the coalesce buffer, that requires a background worker.
 	coalesceBufferMut sync.Mutex
@@ -65,6 +66,15 @@ 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()
 
@@ -302,7 +312,7 @@ func (this *NTFServer) HandleHubMessage(msg upstreamMessage) {
 		}
 
 	case libnmdc.EVENT_PUBLIC:
-		if msg.evt.Nick == this.config.HubSecNick {
+		if _, ok := this.ignoreHubNicks[msg.evt.Nick]; ok {
 			return // ignore
 		}
 
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index a975084..6ceac24 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Written in Go
 ## FEATURES
 
 - NMDC/ADC support
-- Exclude messages from hub-security nicks
+- Exclude messages from multiple hub nicks (e.g. hub-security, any helper bots that are unnecessary given telegram's features)
 - Standalone binary
 
 ## SETUP