diff --git a/modules/users/api.js b/modules/users/api.js
index 471fab6..e59c895 100644
--- a/modules/users/api.js
+++ b/modules/users/api.js
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ var api = function(dbot) {
                 // this is retarded
                 user = user.toLowerCase();
                 var resolvedUser = _.find(knownUsers.users, function(nick) {
-                    var toMatch = new RegExp(user, "i");
+                    var toMatch = new RegExp(_.escape(user), "i");
                     return nick.match(toMatch) !== null; 
                 }, this);
 
                 if(!resolvedUser) {
                     resolvedUser = _.find(knownUsers.aliases, function(nick, alias) {
-                        var toMatch = new RegExp(user, "i");
+                        var toMatch = new RegExp(_.escape(user), "i");
                         return alias.match(toMatch) !== null;
                     }, this);
                     user = knownUsers.aliases[resolvedUser];