diff --git a/PBot/Factoids.pm b/PBot/Factoids.pm
index 4144ee8d..1b592571 100644
--- a/PBot/Factoids.pm
+++ b/PBot/Factoids.pm
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ sub interpreter {
 
   $from = lc $from;
 
-  # remove trailing comma or colon from keyword if keyword has other characters beforehand 
-  $keyword =~ s/^(.+)[:,]$/$1/;
+  # (COMMENTED OUT) remove trailing comma or colon from keyword if keyword has other characters beforehand 
+  # $keyword =~ s/^(.+)[:,]$/$1/;
 
   return undef if not length $keyword;
 
diff --git a/PBot/VERSION.pm b/PBot/VERSION.pm
index f3c9150b..a870ab57 100644
--- a/PBot/VERSION.pm
+++ b/PBot/VERSION.pm
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ use warnings;
 # These are set automatically by the build/commit script
 use constant {
   BUILD_NAME     => "PBot",
-  BUILD_REVISION => 248,
-  BUILD_DATE     => "2011-01-22",
+  BUILD_REVISION => 249,
+  BUILD_DATE     => "2011-01-23",
 };
 
 1;