diff --git a/PBot/BlackList.pm b/PBot/BlackList.pm
index 7991a764..ceef5b28 100644
--- a/PBot/BlackList.pm
+++ b/PBot/BlackList.pm
@@ -147,13 +147,15 @@ sub check_blacklist {
       $black_channel_escaped  =~ s/\\(\.|\*)/$1/g;
       $black_hostmask_escaped =~ s/\\(\.|\*)/$1/g;
 
+      next if $channel !~ /^$black_channel_escaped$/;
+
       if ($flag eq 'a' && defined $nickserv && $nickserv =~ /$black_hostmask_escaped/i) {
         $self->{pbot}->{logger}->log("$hostmask nickserv $nickserv blacklisted in channel $channel (matches [\$a:$black_hostmask] host and [$black_channel] channel)\n");
         return 1;
       } elsif ($flag eq 'r' && defined $gecos && $gecos =~ /$black_hostmask_escaped/i) {
         $self->{pbot}->{logger}->log("$hostmask GECOS $gecos blacklisted in channel $channel (matches [\$r:$black_hostmask] host and [$black_channel] channel)\n");
         return 1;
-      } elsif ($flag eq '' && $channel =~ /^$black_channel_escaped$/i && $hostmask =~ /$black_hostmask_escaped/i) {
+      } elsif ($flag eq '' && $hostmask =~ /$black_hostmask_escaped/i) {
         $self->{pbot}->{logger}->log("$hostmask blacklisted in channel $channel (matches [$black_hostmask] host and [$black_channel] channel)\n");
         return 1;
       }