diff --git a/whuffie b/whuffie
index b2f4a0c..7d25294 100755
--- a/whuffie
+++ b/whuffie
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ adj () {
 
 
 case "$text" in
-    .whuffie\ *)
-        who=${text#.whuffie }
+    whuffie\ *)
+        who=${text#whuffie }
         amt=$(get "$who")
         echo "$who has whuffie score of $amt"
         ;;