diff --git a/modules/spelling.js b/modules/spelling.js
index b376893..0fe44be 100644
--- a/modules/spelling.js
+++ b/modules/spelling.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var spelling = function(dbot) {
     
     return {
         'listener': function(data, params) {
-            var q = data.message.valMatch(/^\*\*?([\d\w\s]*)/, 2);
+            var q = data.message.valMatch(/^\*\*?([\d\w\s]*)[^*]/, 2);
             var otherQ = data.message.valMatch(/^([\d\w\s]*): \*\*?([\d\w\s]*)/, 3);
             if(q) {
                 var correction = q[1];