diff --git a/LXMF/LXMF.py b/LXMF/LXMF.py
index cdb90a5..2abf087 100644
--- a/LXMF/LXMF.py
+++ b/LXMF/LXMF.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def display_name_from_app_data(app_data=None):
                     if dn == None: return None
                     else:
                         try:
-                            decoded = dn.decode("utf-8")
+                            decoded = dn.decode("utf-8").replace("\x00", "").strip()
                             return decoded
                         except Exception as e:
                             RNS.log(f"Could not decode display name in included announce data. The contained exception was: {e}", RNS.LOG_ERROR)