diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b4e5b46..06f41a0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Fixed some minor bugs regarding backup file sorting and migration procedures
 - Fixed bot cooldown being unreliable due to depending on multiple time sources
+- Spaces at beginning of messages are now ignored for command checking (e.g. " !lurk" will match !lurk)
 
 ## [3.2.1] - 2023-05-17
 
diff --git a/twitch/bot.go b/twitch/bot.go
index 9da8b42..915f376 100644
--- a/twitch/bot.go
+++ b/twitch/bot.go
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ func (b *Bot) onMessageHandler(message irc.PrivateMessage) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	lowercaseMessage := strings.ToLower(message.Message)
+	lowercaseMessage := strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(message.Message))
 
 	// Check if it's a command
-	if strings.HasPrefix(message.Message, "!") {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(lowercaseMessage, "!") {
 		// Run through supported commands
 		for cmd, data := range b.commands.Copy() {
 			if !data.Enabled {