diff --git a/bot.sh b/bot.sh
index 9fd0753..52d4f82 100755
--- a/bot.sh
+++ b/bot.sh
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ tail -f "$input" | telnet "$server" "$port" | while read -r result ; do
                 set -f
                 # Although this calls modules, it triggers on text other than the bot's nick
                 # To make sure that modules are only called when they are supposed to be, had to combine string monipulation with regexp.
-            elif [[ "${result#:*:}" =~ ^[${botCaller}][a-zA-Z_].* ]]; then
+            elif [[ "${result#:*:}" =~ ^[${botCaller}][a-zA-Z0-9_].* ]]; then
                 command="${result#*:[[:punct:]]}"
                 command="${command//# /}"
                 will="${command#* }"