diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe8b6a6..2a975aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ A simple npm package to format Ethiopian phone numbers to the ISP standard code.
 ### Installation via npm
 
 ```
-npm install  --save phone-formatter-eth
+npm install  --save phone-formater-eth
 ```
 
 ### Via CDN
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ npm install  --save phone-formatter-eth
  
 ### Usage
  ```
- const { formatPhone, checkOperator, isValid } = require('phone-formatter-eth');
+ const { formatPhone, checkOperator, isValid } = require('phone-formater-eth');
    
    Or
 
- import { formatPhone, checkOperator, isValid } from 'phone-formatter-eth';
+ import { formatPhone, checkOperator, isValid } from 'phone-formater-eth';
 
  ```
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ console.log(isValid('0812345678'));     // Outputs: false
 
 ### TODO  ☑️
 
-1. Parse - Cleans up or  normalizes phone.e.g  special characters  like - and ()
+1. parse - Cleans up or  normalizes phone.e.g  special characters  like - and ()
 2. toLocal - Converts phone number to local | Ethiopian format. 09 or 07 format
 3. toInternational - Converts phone number to Int'l | Ethiopian format. +2519/7
 4. isMobile - check if it's mobile sim. eg 09/07/+2519/7
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index c1355db..26a54e1 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -4,18 +4,21 @@ exports.formatPhone = formatPhone;
 exports.checkOperator = checkOperator;
 exports.isValid = isValid;
 function formatPhone(phone) {
-    const phone_length = phone === null || phone === void 0 ? void 0 : phone.toString().length;
-    if (phone_length === 13 && phone.startsWith("+251")) {
-        return phone;
+    const formatted_phone = phone.replace(/[^+\d]/g, "");
+    const phone_length = formatted_phone === null || formatted_phone === void 0 ? void 0 : formatted_phone.toString().length;
+    if (phone_length === 13 && formatted_phone.startsWith("+251")) {
+        return formatted_phone;
     }
-    else if (phone_length === 12 && phone.startsWith("251")) {
-        return `+${phone}`;
+    else if (phone_length === 12 && formatted_phone.startsWith("251")) {
+        return `+${formatted_phone}`;
     }
-    else if (phone_length === 10 && ["09", "07"].includes(phone.slice(0, 2))) {
-        return `+251${phone.slice(1)}`;
+    else if (phone_length === 10 &&
+        ["09", "07"].includes(formatted_phone.slice(0, 2))) {
+        return `+251${formatted_phone.slice(1)}`;
     }
-    else if (phone_length === 9 && ["9", "7"].includes(phone.charAt(0))) {
-        return `+251${phone}`;
+    else if (phone_length === 9 &&
+        ["9", "7"].includes(formatted_phone.charAt(0))) {
+        return `+251${formatted_phone}`;
     }
     else {
         return "INVALID_PHONE_NUMBER";
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c2f1d1c..602bd7f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "name": "phone-formatter-eth",
-  "version": "1.1.6",
+  "name": "phone-formater-eth",
+  "version": "1.1.6-beta",
   "description": "Format Ethiopian phone numbers and check ISP under the number.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",