diff --git a/wordfilter/wordfilter.py b/wordfilter/wordfilter.py
index 85cdc43..5ffa381 100644
--- a/wordfilter/wordfilter.py
+++ b/wordfilter/wordfilter.py
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ async def checkWords(
 
             for word in filteredWords:
                 timesMatched = len(
-                    re.findall(r"\b" + word + r"\b", originalMsg, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+                    re.findall(word, originalMsg, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
                 )
                 filterStats.update({word: filterStats.get(word, 0) + timesMatched})