diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/CommandService.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/CommandService.cs
index 9420476d5..77f586efc 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/CommandService.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/CommandService.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ namespace Discord.Commands
         private readonly CommandMap _map;
 
         internal readonly RunMode _defaultRunMode;
+        internal readonly string _nodeSeparator;
 
         public IEnumerable<ModuleInfo> Modules => _moduleDefs.Select(x => x);
         public IEnumerable<CommandInfo> Commands => _moduleDefs.SelectMany(x => x.Commands);
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ namespace Discord.Commands
             _moduleLock = new SemaphoreSlim(1, 1);
             _typedModuleDefs = new ConcurrentDictionary<Type, ModuleInfo>();
             _moduleDefs = new ConcurrentBag<ModuleInfo>();
-            _map = new CommandMap();
             _typeReaders = new ConcurrentDictionary<Type, TypeReader>
             {
                 [typeof(bool)] = new SimpleTypeReader<bool>(),
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ namespace Discord.Commands
                 [typeof(IGuildUser)] = new UserTypeReader<IGuildUser>(),
             };
             _defaultRunMode = config.DefaultRunMode;
+            _nodeSeparator = config.NodeSeparator;
+            _map = new CommandMap(this);
         }
 
         //Modules
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/CommandServiceConfig.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/CommandServiceConfig.cs
index 97c98a54c..66ddade10 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/CommandServiceConfig.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/CommandServiceConfig.cs
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@
     {
         /// <summary> The default RunMode commands should have, if one is not specified on the Command attribute or builder. </summary>
         public RunMode DefaultRunMode { get; set; } = RunMode.Mixed;
+        /// <summary> What character should be used between command nodes</summary>
+        public string NodeSeparator { get; set; } = " ";
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Info/CommandInfo.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Info/CommandInfo.cs
index 2ca8b1651..a386c75ca 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Info/CommandInfo.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Info/CommandInfo.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Discord.Commands
 
             // both command and module provide aliases
             if (module.Aliases.Count > 0 && builder.Aliases.Count > 0)
-                Aliases = module.Aliases.Permutate(builder.Aliases, (first, second) => second != null ? first + " " + second : first).ToImmutableArray();
+                Aliases = module.Aliases.Permutate(builder.Aliases, (first, second) => second != null ? first + service._nodeSeparator + second : first).ToImmutableArray();
             // only module provides aliases
             else if (module.Aliases.Count > 0)
                 Aliases = module.Aliases.ToImmutableArray();
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Map/CommandMap.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Map/CommandMap.cs
index 3a5239878..fee60d86a 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Map/CommandMap.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Map/CommandMap.cs
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ namespace Discord.Commands
         private readonly CommandMapNode _root;
         private static readonly string[] _blankAliases = new[] { "" };
 
-        public CommandMap()
+        public CommandMap(CommandService service)
         {
-            _root = new CommandMapNode("");
+            _root = new CommandMapNode("", service);
         }
 
         public void AddCommand(CommandInfo command)
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Map/CommandMapNode.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Map/CommandMapNode.cs
index a86c0643d..5d2691336 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Map/CommandMapNode.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Map/CommandMapNode.cs
@@ -7,25 +7,25 @@ namespace Discord.Commands
 {
     internal class CommandMapNode
     {
-        private static readonly char[] _whitespaceChars = new char[] { ' ', '\r', '\n' };
-
         private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, CommandMapNode> _nodes;
         private readonly string _name;
         private readonly object _lockObj = new object();
+        private readonly CommandService _service;
         private ImmutableArray<CommandInfo> _commands;
 
         public bool IsEmpty => _commands.Length == 0 && _nodes.Count == 0;
 
-        public CommandMapNode(string name)
+        public CommandMapNode(string name, CommandService service)
         {
             _name = name;
             _nodes = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, CommandMapNode>();
             _commands = ImmutableArray.Create<CommandInfo>();
+            _service = service;
         }
 
         public void AddCommand(string text, int index, CommandInfo command)
         {
-            int nextSpace = NextWhitespace(text, index);
+            int nextSpace = NextSeparator(text, index);
             string name;
 
             lock (_lockObj)
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ namespace Discord.Commands
                     else
                         name = text.Substring(index, nextSpace - index);
 
-                    var nextNode = _nodes.GetOrAdd(name, x => new CommandMapNode(x));
+                    var nextNode = _nodes.GetOrAdd(name, x => new CommandMapNode(x, _service));
                     nextNode.AddCommand(nextSpace == -1 ? "" : text, nextSpace + 1, command);
                 }
             }
         }
         public void RemoveCommand(string text, int index, CommandInfo command)
         {
-            int nextSpace = NextWhitespace(text, index);
+            int nextSpace = NextSeparator(text, index);
             string name;
 
             lock (_lockObj)
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace Discord.Commands
 
         public IEnumerable<CommandInfo> GetCommands(string text, int index)
         {
-            int nextSpace = NextWhitespace(text, index);
+            int nextSpace = NextSeparator(text, index);
             string name;
 
             var commands = _commands;
@@ -100,15 +100,12 @@ namespace Discord.Commands
             }
         }
 
-        private static int NextWhitespace(string text, int startIndex)
+        private int NextSeparator(string text, int startIndex)
         {
             int lowest = int.MaxValue;
-            for (int i = 0; i < _whitespaceChars.Length; i++)
-            {
-                int index = text.IndexOf(_whitespaceChars[i], startIndex);
-                if (index != -1 && index < lowest)
+            int index = text.IndexOf(_service._nodeSeparator, startIndex);
+            if (index != -1 && index < lowest)
                     lowest = index;
-            }
             return (lowest != int.MaxValue) ? lowest : -1;
         }
     }