diff --git a/botqui.rb b/botqui.rb
index 4b0273f..886327e 100644
--- a/botqui.rb
+++ b/botqui.rb
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ bot = Cinch::Bot.new do
   on :channel, /^!pounce (\S*) (.*)$/ do |m, t, message|
     save_msg = {"source" => m.user.nick, "target" => t.downcase, "message" => '', 'time' => ''}
 
-    if message.index("|") != nil then
+    if message.index(" | ") != nil then
       msg_parts = message.split(' | ')
 
       save_msg["message"] = msg_parts[1]