diff --git a/reddit/subreddit.py b/reddit/subreddit.py
index dc0d8ae..3d68a64 100644
--- a/reddit/subreddit.py
+++ b/reddit/subreddit.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from utils.subreddit import get_subreddit_undone
 from utils.videos import check_done
 from praw.models import MoreComments
 
+import re
+
 TEXT_WHITELIST = set("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 1234567890")
 
 
@@ -44,12 +46,18 @@ def get_subreddit_threads():
     print_step("Getting subreddit threads...")
     if not getenv(
         "SUBREDDIT"
-    ):  # note to self. you can have multiple subreddits via reddit.subreddit("redditdev+learnpython")
-        subreddit = reddit.subreddit(
-            input("What subreddit would you like to pull from? ")
-        )  # if the env isnt set, ask user
+    ):  # note to self. you can have multiple subreddits via reddit.subreddit("redditdev+learnpython")    
+        try:
+                subreddit = reddit.subreddit(
+                    re.sub(r"r\/", "",input("What subreddit would you like to pull from? "))
+                )
+        except ValueError:
+            subreddit = reddit.subreddit("askreddit")
+            print_substep("Subreddit not defined. Using AskReddit.")
     else:
-        print_substep(f"Using subreddit: r/{getenv('SUBREDDIT')} from environment variable config")
+        print_substep(
+            f"Using subreddit: r/{getenv('SUBREDDIT')} from environment variable config"
+        )
         subreddit = reddit.subreddit(
             getenv("SUBREDDIT")
         )  # Allows you to specify in .env. Done for automation purposes.