diff --git a/markov.py b/markov.py
index eed84f0..c102691 100755
--- a/markov.py
+++ b/markov.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Possy(markovify.NewlineText):
 def sanitizeText(text):
  split = text.split()
  try:
-  if "@" in (text[0], text[1]):
+  if text[0] == "@" or text[1] == "@":
    if split[1][0] not in string.ascii_lowercase:
     return sanitizeText(" ".join(split[1:]))
   if split[-1][0] == "@":