diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index ede96a8..db07059 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -1634,10 +1634,12 @@ process_input (struct app_context *ctx, char *user_input)
 
 	if (!(input = iconv_xstrdup (ctx->term_to_utf8, user_input, -1, &len)))
 		print_error ("character conversion failed for `%s'", "user input");
-	else if (input[0] == '/' && input[1] != '/')
-		process_user_command (ctx, input + 1);
-	else
+	else if (input[0] != '/')
 		send_message_to_current_buffer (ctx, input);
+	else if (input[1] == '/')
+		send_message_to_current_buffer (ctx, input + 1);
+	else
+		process_user_command (ctx, input + 1);
 
 	free (input);
 }