diff --git a/core/um-permalinks.php b/core/um-permalinks.php
index ad67f4ba..ed452140 100644
--- a/core/um-permalinks.php
+++ b/core/um-permalinks.php
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ class UM_Permalinks {
 					$full_name_slug = $full_name;
 					$difficulties = 0;
 					
+
 					if( strpos( $full_name, '.' ) > -1 ){
 						$full_name = str_replace(".", "_", $full_name );
 						$difficulties++;
diff --git a/core/um-user.php b/core/um-user.php
index 396f1549..86830aec 100644
--- a/core/um-user.php
+++ b/core/um-user.php
@@ -895,8 +895,17 @@ class UM_User {
 		}
 		
 		$ids = get_users(array( 'fields' => 'ID', 'meta_key' => 'full_name','meta_value' => $value ,'meta_compare' => '=') );
-		if ( isset( $ids[0] ) && ! empty( $ids[0] ) )
+		if ( isset( $ids[0] ) && ! empty( $ids[0] ) ){
 			return $ids[0];
+		}
+
+		$value = str_replace(".", "_", $value );
+		$value = str_replace(" ", "", $value );
+		
+		$user = get_user_by( 'login', $value );
+		if ( isset( $user->ID ) &&  $user->ID > 0 ){
+			return $user->ID;
+		}
 
 		return false;
 	}