diff --git a/webex_bot/webex_bot.py b/webex_bot/webex_bot.py
index 2fc94e6..ff5beff 100644
--- a/webex_bot/webex_bot.py
+++ b/webex_bot/webex_bot.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def process_raw_command(self, raw_message, teams_message, user_email, activity,
 
             if not is_card_callback_command and c.command_keyword:
                 log.debug(f"c.command_keyword: {c.command_keyword}")
-                if user_command.find(c.command_keyword) != -1:
+                if user_command.strip().split()[0].lower() == c.command_keyword.lower():
                     command = c
                     # If a command was found, stop looking for others
                     break