diff --git a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh
index 52bb4f4..0d955d3 100755
--- a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh
+++ b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemcall.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ vid_to_number() {
 	mmcli -m "$(modem_n)" -o "$1" -K | 
 	grep call.properties.number | 
 	cut -d ':' -f2 | 
-	tr -d  ' '
+	tr -d  ' +'
 }
 
 log_event() {
diff --git a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh
index b981e05..d515d36 100755
--- a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh
+++ b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ checkforincomingcalls() {
 		mmcli -m "$(modem_n)" --voice-list-calls -o "$VOICECALLID" -K |
 		grep call.properties.number |
 		cut -d ':' -f 2 |
-		tr -d ' '
+		tr -d ' +'
 	)
 
 	# Log to /tmp/incomingcall to allow pickup and log into modemlog
diff --git a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemtext.sh b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemtext.sh
index b23700c..adbc6a3 100755
--- a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemtext.sh
+++ b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemtext.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ sendtextmenu() {
 		awk NF |
 		sxmo_dmenu_with_kb.sh -p "Number" -fn "Terminus-20" -l 10 -c |
 		cut -d: -f1 |
-		tr -d -- '- '
+		tr -d -- '-+ '
 	)"
 	echo "$NUMBER" | grep -E "^Cancel$" && exit 1
 	echo "$NUMBER" | grep -qE '^[+0-9]+$' || err "That doesn't seem like a valid number"