diff --git a/aprsd_slack_plugin/message_plugin.py b/aprsd_slack_plugin/message_plugin.py
index b7c10d1..62769ed 100644
--- a/aprsd_slack_plugin/message_plugin.py
+++ b/aprsd_slack_plugin/message_plugin.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class SlackMessagePlugin(base_plugin.SlackPluginBase):
     version = aprsd_slack_plugin.__version__
 
     # matches any string starting with h or H
-    command_regex = "^[sS]"
+    command_regex = r"^([s]|[s]\s|slack)"
     command_name = "message-slack"
 
     def setup(self):