diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index dc74072..8bcee69 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ do
     # We call it gummipunkte now.
     KARMA=$(echo "$line" \
                 | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' \
-                | sed -n 's|.* \([a-zA-Z0-9\-_]*[+-][+-]\).*|\1|p')
+                | sed  -n 's|.* \([a-zA-Z0-9\-_]*[+-][+-]\)$|\1|p;s|.* \([a-zA-Z0-9\-_]*[+-][+-]\) .*|\1|p')
 
     echo "in> $line"
     echo "in> NICK=$NICK, COMMAND=$COMMAND, ARG=$ARG, KARMA=$KARMA"