diff --git a/bot/bot.go b/bot/bot.go
index 7378166..4b65aee 100644
--- a/bot/bot.go
+++ b/bot/bot.go
@@ -208,16 +208,17 @@ func (b *Bot) HandleWebSocketResponse(event *model.WebSocketEvent) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if event.Broadcast.ChannelId == b.debuggingChannel.Id {
-		b.HandleMsgFromDebuggingChannel(event)
-		return
-	}
-
 	// check to see if we have been addressed
 	if matched, _ := regexp.MatchString(`^\s*`+b.BotName+`\s*`, post.Message); matched {
 		println("i have been addressed in channel " + post.ChannelId)
 		//b.SendMsgToDebuggingChannel("i have been addressed in channel "+post.ChannelId, "")
 		b.HandleMsgFromChannel(event)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if event.Broadcast.ChannelId == b.debuggingChannel.Id {
+		b.HandleMsgFromDebuggingChannel(event)
+		return
 	}
 
 }