diff --git a/internal/reactions/react.go b/internal/reactions/react.go
index 8774a21..b701e0e 100644
--- a/internal/reactions/react.go
+++ b/internal/reactions/react.go
@@ -40,7 +40,13 @@ func getReaction(r map[string]config.Reaction) (string, config.Reaction) {
 }
 
 func wordIsInMessage(msg string, word string) bool {
-	return msg == word || strings.HasPrefix(msg, word+" ") || strings.HasSuffix(msg, " "+word) || strings.Contains(msg, " "+word+" ")
+	var lowerMsg = strings.ToLower(msg)
+	var lowerWord = strings.ToLower(word)
+
+	return lowerMsg == lowerWord || 
+		strings.HasPrefix( lowerMsg, lowerWord + " " ) || 
+		strings.HasSuffix( lowerMsg, " " + lowerWord ) || 
+		strings.Contains( lowerMsg, " " + lowerWord + " " )
 }
 
 func (m *ReactorModule) React(msg *discordgo.MessageCreate) error {