diff --git a/modules/spelling.js b/modules/spelling.js
index 94bfa90..9480480 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]*)/, 3);
+            var q = data.message.valMatch(/^\*|\*\*([\d\w\s]*)/, 3);
             if(q) {
                 var correction = q[1];
                 var candidates = last[data.channel][data.user].split(' ');