diff --git a/bot/bot.go b/bot/bot.go
index 40c661f..e2f958c 100644
--- a/bot/bot.go
+++ b/bot/bot.go
@@ -218,16 +218,12 @@ func (b *bot) serveRoot(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 // Checks if message is a command and returns its curtailed version
 func IsCmd(c *config.Config, message string) (bool, string) {
-	cmdc := c.CommandChar
+	cmdcs := c.CommandChar
 	botnick := strings.ToLower(c.Nick)
 	iscmd := false
 	lowerMessage := strings.ToLower(message)
 
-	if strings.HasPrefix(lowerMessage, cmdc) && len(cmdc) > 0 {
-		iscmd = true
-		message = message[len(cmdc):]
-		// } else if match, _ := regexp.MatchString(rex, lowerMessage); match {
-	} else if strings.HasPrefix(lowerMessage, botnick) &&
+	if strings.HasPrefix(lowerMessage, botnick) &&
 		len(lowerMessage) > len(botnick) &&
 		(lowerMessage[len(botnick)] == ',' || lowerMessage[len(botnick)] == ':') {
 
@@ -238,6 +234,14 @@ func IsCmd(c *config.Config, message string) (bool, string) {
 		if message[0] == ':' || message[0] == ',' {
 			message = message[1:]
 		}
+	} else {
+		for _, cmdc := range cmdcs {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(lowerMessage, cmdc) && len(cmdc) > 0 {
+				iscmd = true
+				message = message[len(cmdc):]
+				break
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	// trim off any whitespace left on the message
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 719a423..21c1129 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Nick        string
 	FullName    string
 	Version     string
-	CommandChar string
+	CommandChar []string
 	RatePerSec  float64
 	LogLength   int
 	Admins      []string
diff --git a/example_config.json b/example_config.json
index 0942470..63b28b0 100644
--- a/example_config.json
+++ b/example_config.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	},
 	"Nick": "CatBaseTest",
 	"FullName": "CatBase",
-	"CommandChar": "!",
+	"CommandChar": ["!", "¡"],
 	"RatePerSec": 10.0,
 	"LogLength": 50,
 	"Admins": ["<Admin Nick>"],