diff --git a/src/events/messageCreate.ts b/src/events/messageCreate.ts
index 86d8625..f857158 100644
--- a/src/events/messageCreate.ts
+++ b/src/events/messageCreate.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ export default class {
 
     public async run(message: Message) {
       try {
+        if (message.author.bot) return;
+        if (message.content.indexOf(this.client.config.prefix) !== 0) return;
         const noPrefix: string[] = message.content.slice(this.client.config.prefix.length).trim().split(/ +/g);
         const command: string = noPrefix[0].toLowerCase();
         const resolved: Command = this.client.util.resolveCommand(command);