diff --git a/modules/sstats/sstats.js b/modules/sstats/sstats.js
index 7aa7771..eecaccf 100644
--- a/modules/sstats/sstats.js
+++ b/modules/sstats/sstats.js
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ var sstats = function(dbot) {
             curses = 0;
         _.each(words, function(word) {
             if(this.isUpperCase(word)) capitals++;
-            if(_.include(this.config.curses, word.toLowerCase())) curses++;
+            if(_.any(this.config.curses, function(curse) { return word.toLowerCase().indexOf(curse) != -1; })) {
+                curses++;
+            }
         }, this);
 
         event.uStats.words += wCount;