diff --git a/maubot.yaml b/maubot.yaml
index 179f2a7..a37873f 100644
--- a/maubot.yaml
+++ b/maubot.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ maubot: 0.1.0
 id: casavant.tom.reddit
 
 # A PEP 440 compliant version string.
-version: 1.2.0
+version: 1.3.0
 
 # The SPDX license identifier for the plugin. https://spdx.org/licenses/
 # Optional, assumes all rights reserved if omitted.
diff --git a/reddit.py b/reddit.py
index 243a741..f34b6c1 100644
--- a/reddit.py
+++ b/reddit.py
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
 from maubot import Plugin, MessageEvent
 from maubot.handlers import command
 
+
 class RedditPlugin(Plugin):
-    @command.passive("(^r\/)([^\s]+)", multiple=True)
+    @command.passive("((^| )r\/)([^\s]+)", multiple=True)
     async def handler(self, evt: MessageEvent, subs: List[Tuple[str, str]]) -> None:
         await evt.mark_read()
         subreddits = []  # List of all subreddits given by user
-        for _, rslash, sub_str in subs:
+        for _, r_slash, __, sub_str in subs:
             link = "https://reddit.com/r/{}".format(urllib.parse.quote(sub_str))
 
             async with self.http.head(
@@ -24,13 +25,14 @@ async def handler(self, evt: MessageEvent, subs: List[Tuple[str, str]]) -> None:
                 subreddits.append(link)
 
         if subreddits:
+            all_subs = f"\n".join(subreddits)
             condescending = [
-                "Don't you mean {} ?",
-                "Shouldn't this be {} ?",
-                "Are you sure it isn't {} ?",
-                "Isn't it {} ?",
-                "uh, {} right?",
-                "{} is probably what you're looking for",
+                f"Don't you mean {all_subs} ?",
+                f"Shouldn't this be {all_subs} ?",
+                f"Are you sure it isn't {all_subs} ?",
+                f"Isn't it {all_subs} ?",
+                f"uh, {all_subs} right?",
+                f"{all_subs} is probably what you're looking for",
             ]
-            response = choice(condescending).format("\n".join(subreddits))
-            await evt.reply(url, html_in_markdown=True)  # Reply to user
+            response = f"{choice(condescending)}"
+            await evt.reply(response, html_in_markdown=True)  # Reply to user