diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index f58ab2a..cedd792 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -267,10 +267,10 @@ async def quote_command(ctx: commands.Context, author: Optional[str], *, quote:
             quote = quote[0].upper() + quote[1::]
             if author in quotes:
                 author_quotes: List[str] = quotes[author]
-                regex = re.compile(r'[\W]')
-                stripped_quote = regex.sub(quote, '').lower()
+                regex = re.compile(r'\W')
+                stripped_quote = regex.sub('', quote).lower()
                 for aq in author_quotes:
-                    if regex.sub(aq, '').lower() == stripped_quote:
+                    if regex.sub('', aq).lower() == stripped_quote:
                         await ctx.channel.send("Quote already exists!")
                         return