diff --git a/bot/handlers/rm.py b/bot/handlers/rm.py
index 1b08605..eca4ef6 100644
--- a/bot/handlers/rm.py
+++ b/bot/handlers/rm.py
@@ -11,26 +11,30 @@
 router = Router()
 
 
-def _parse_rm_command(args: str) -> Tuple[str, str] | None:
-    try:
-        command_type, category = args.split()
-    except ValueError:
-        return None
+class WrongRmCommand(ValueError):
+    pass
+
+
+def _parse_rm_command(args: str | None) -> Tuple[str, str]:
+    if not args:
+        raise WrongRmCommand
+    command_type, _, category = args.partition(' ')
+    category = category.strip("'").strip('"')
     if command_type != 'category':
-        return None
-    return command_type, category.upper()
+        raise WrongRmCommand
+    return command_type, category
 
 
 async def _delete_category(message: Message, session: Session, command: CommandObject):
-    parsed = _parse_rm_command(command.args)
-    if not parsed:
+    try:
+        _, category = _parse_rm_command(command.args)
+    except WrongRmCommand:
         return await message.answer(f'Неверная команда {command.args!r}')
-    _, category = parsed
 
     try:
         rm_service.rm_empty_category(
                 user_id=message.chat.id,
-                item_name=category,
+                item_name=category.upper(),
                 session=session,
             )
     except rm_service.WrongCategoryError:
diff --git a/tests/rm_test.py b/tests/rm_test.py
index a3636b8..e486329 100644
--- a/tests/rm_test.py
+++ b/tests/rm_test.py
@@ -1,10 +1,38 @@
 import pytest
+from handlers.rm import _parse_rm_command
+from handlers.rm import WrongRmCommand
 from services import rm_service
 
 from testing.util import fill_in_db
 from testing.util import get_random_user
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'args,command_type,category',
+    [
+        ('category slava', 'category', 'slava'),
+        ('category slava slava', 'category', 'slava slava'),
+        ('category SLAVA slava', 'category', 'SLAVA slava'),
+        ('category "slava"', 'category', 'slava'),
+        ("category 'slava'", 'category', 'slava'),
+    ]
+)
+def test_parse_rm_command(args, command_type, category):
+    assert _parse_rm_command(args) == (command_type, category)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'args',
+    [
+        'cat slava',
+        '',
+    ]
+)
+def test_parse_rm_command_raise(args):
+    with pytest.raises(WrongRmCommand):
+        _parse_rm_command(args)
+
+
 def test_raise_wrong_category(db):
     fill_in_db(session=db, users_number=2, items_number=0)
     user = get_random_user(db)