diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 97f3a4f..b090f3a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fn main() {
     let server = IrcServer::new("config.json").unwrap();
     server.identify().unwrap();
     let my_nick = server.current_nickname();
-    let mentions_regex = Regex::new(&format!("({}(:|,) )(.+)$", my_nick)).unwrap();
+    let mentions_regex = Regex::new(&format!("({}(:|,)? )(.+)$", my_nick)).unwrap();
     for message in server.iter() {
         let message = message.unwrap();
         match message.command {