diff --git a/mojo-rtm/mojo-rtm.py b/mojo-rtm/mojo-rtm.py
index c0ee6dd..d911612 100644
--- a/mojo-rtm/mojo-rtm.py
+++ b/mojo-rtm/mojo-rtm.py
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ def handle_messages(**payload):
                 for line in json_File:
                     response.append(json.loads(line))
         elif "zalgo" in is_command[1]:
-            response = zalgo_ify(is_command[1])
-            
+            # remove zalgo
+            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"
         else: