diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Prerun.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Prerun.py
index 28461f6..763f6e4 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Prerun.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Prerun.py
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ class BotPrerun():
         return prerun_split
 
     def trigger_runstatus(self, bot, trigger):
-        return True
 
         # Bots can't run commands
         if Identifier(trigger.nick) == bot.nick:
@@ -105,6 +104,9 @@ class BotPrerun():
                 bot.osd("The admin switch (-a) is for use by authorized nicks ONLY.", 'notice')
                 return False
 
+        if trigger.sb["hyphen_arg"]:
+            return False
+
         # don't run commands that are disabled in channels
         if not trigger.is_privmsg:
             commandused = trigger.sb["realcom"]