diff --git a/lavalink/token.go b/lavalink/token.go
index 60407ac..7c1fc7e 100644
--- a/lavalink/token.go
+++ b/lavalink/token.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 var ErrInvalidBotToken = errors.New("invalid bot token")
 
 func UserIDFromBotToken(token string) (snowflake.Snowflake, error) {
+	token = strings.TrimPrefix(token, "Bot ")
 	strs := strings.Split(token, ".")
 	if len(strs) == 0 {
 		return "", ErrInvalidBotToken