diff --git a/plugins/degesch/slack.lua b/plugins/degesch/slack.lua
index 89f0adf..456d3b0 100644
--- a/plugins/degesch/slack.lua
+++ b/plugins/degesch/slack.lua
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ end)
 -- The gateway simply ignores the NAMES command altogether
 degesch.hook_input (function (hook, buffer, input)
 	if not buffer.channel or not servers[buffer.server.name]
-		or not input:match "^/names%s*" then return input end
+		or not input:match "^/names%s*$" then return input end
 
 	local users = buffer.channel.users
 	table.sort (users, function (a, b)