diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 8734ec7..7f5b28e 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ client.on('registered', () => {
 client.on('message', async (event) => {
     const chatCmd = config.newChatCmd;
     const contCmd = config.contChatCmd;
-    let is_chat_cmd = event.message.startsWith(chatCmd);
-    let is_cont_cmd = contCmd.length > 0 && event.message.startsWith(contCmd);
+    let is_chat_cmd = event.message.startsWith(`${chatCmd} `);
+    let is_cont_cmd = contCmd.length > 0 && event.message.startsWith(`${contCmd} `);
 
     if (is_chat_cmd || is_cont_cmd) {
         if (context.is_response_in_progress()) {