diff --git a/bot.sh b/bot.sh
index 8a448ea..17bd5de 100755
--- a/bot.sh
+++ b/bot.sh
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ tail -f "$input" | telnet "$server" "$port" | while read -r result ; do
                 ./triggers/link/link.sh "$who" "$from" "$result"
                 set -f
                 # Although this calls modules, it triggers on text other than the bot's nick
-            elif [[ "$result" =~ ^.*PRIVMSG.*:[${botCaller}].* ]]; then
+            elif [[ "${result#:*:}" =~ ^[${botCaller}][a-zA-Z_].* ]]; then
                 command="${result#*:[[:punct:]]}"
                 command="${command//# /}"
                 will="${command#* }"