diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_AI/AI_aiml.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_AI/AI_aiml.py
index b5d2d4c..3ac2b3b 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_AI/AI_aiml.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_AI/AI_aiml.py
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ def bot_command_rule(bot, trigger):
     # ignore text coming from a valid prefix
     if str(message).startswith(tuple(bot.config.core.prefix_list)):
         trigger_args, trigger_command = SpiceBot.prerun.trigger_args(message, 'module')
+        # patch for people typing "...", maybe other stuff, but this verifies that there is still a command here
+        if trigger_command.startswith("."):
+            return
         commands_list = []
         for commandstype in SpiceBot.commands.dict['commands'].keys():
             if commandstype not in ['rule', 'nickname']: