diff --git a/modules/say/say.sh b/modules/say/say.sh
index 11b8900..9673824 100755
--- a/modules/say/say.sh
+++ b/modules/say/say.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ userName="$1"
 channelName="$2"
 shift 2
 
+# Debug logging
+echo "DEBUG say.sh: userName='$userName' channelName='$channelName' args='$*'" >> "$log"
+
 # Check if there are any arguments
 if [[ -z "$*" ]]; then
     msg "$channelName" "$userName: Please provide a message to say."
@@ -23,8 +26,10 @@ fi
 if [[ "$channelName" == "$userName" ]]; then
     # PM context: check if first argument is a channel name
     firstArg="$1"
+    echo "DEBUG say.sh: PM context detected, firstArg='$firstArg'" >> "$log"
 
     # Check if first argument starts with # (explicit channel)
+    # IRC channels can contain: alphanumeric, -, _, and some special chars
     if [[ "$firstArg" =~ ^#[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$ ]]; then
         # Remove # prefix for comparison with configured channels
         targetChannel="${firstArg#\#}"