diff --git a/mojo-rtm/mojo-rtm.py b/mojo-rtm/mojo-rtm.py
index d911612..a373dd8 100644
--- a/mojo-rtm/mojo-rtm.py
+++ b/mojo-rtm/mojo-rtm.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def handle_messages(**payload):
                     response.append(json.loads(line))
         elif "zalgo" in is_command[1]:
             # remove zalgo
-            name_removal = re.sub("^zalgo .*?", "", "is_command[1]")
+            name_removal = re.sub("^zalgo .*?", "", is_command[1])
             response = zalgo_ify(name_removal)
         elif "pence" in is_command[1]:
             response = "mother wouldn't want me to say that"