diff --git a/dr_botzo/settings.py b/dr_botzo/settings.py
index d7cad46..63c5f81 100644
--- a/dr_botzo/settings.py
+++ b/dr_botzo/settings.py
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ IRCBOT_XMLRPC_HOST = 'localhost'
 IRCBOT_XMLRPC_PORT = 13132
 
 
+# nick hack for discord through bitlbee
+ADDITIONAL_NICK_MATCHES = []
+
+
 # IRC module stuff
 
 # karma
diff --git a/ircbot/bot.py b/ircbot/bot.py
index 886d553..23b6365 100644
--- a/ircbot/bot.py
+++ b/ircbot/bot.py
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ class DrReactor(irc.client.Reactor):
                 event.original_msg = what
 
                 # check if we were addressed or not
-                my_nick = connection.get_nickname()
-                addressed_pattern = r'^{0:s}[:,]\s+(?P<addressed_msg>.*)'.format(my_nick)
+                all_nicks = '|'.join(settings.ADDITIONAL_NICK_MATCHES + [connection.get_nickname()])
+                addressed_pattern = r'^(({nicks})[:,]|@({nicks}))\s+(?P<addressed_msg>.*)'.format(nicks=all_nicks)
                 match = re.match(addressed_pattern, what, re.IGNORECASE)
                 if match:
                     event.addressed = True
diff --git a/markov/ircplugin.py b/markov/ircplugin.py
index 19cdd31..c4318e1 100644
--- a/markov/ircplugin.py
+++ b/markov/ircplugin.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import logging
 import re
 
 import irc.client
+from django.conf import settings
 
 from ircbot.lib import Plugin, reply_destination_for_event
 from ircbot.models import IrcChannel
@@ -64,8 +65,8 @@ class Markov(Plugin):
         """Learn from IRC chatter."""
 
         what = event.arguments[0]
-        my_nick = connection.get_nickname()
-        trimmed_what = re.sub(r'^{0:s}[:,]\s+'.format(my_nick), '', what)
+        all_nicks = '|'.join(settings.ADDITIONAL_NICK_MATCHES + [connection.get_nickname()])
+        trimmed_what = re.sub(r'^(({nicks})[:,]|@({nicks}))\s+'.format(nicks=all_nicks), '', what)
         nick = irc.client.NickMask(event.source).nick
         target = reply_destination_for_event(event)
 
@@ -84,16 +85,16 @@ class Markov(Plugin):
                 context = markovlib.get_or_create_target_context(target)
                 markovlib.learn_line(trimmed_what, context)
 
-        log.debug("searching '%s' for '%s'", what, my_nick)
-        if re.search(my_nick, what, re.IGNORECASE) is not None:
+        log.debug("searching '%s' for '%s'", what, all_nicks)
+        if re.search(all_nicks, what, re.IGNORECASE) is not None:
             context = markovlib.get_or_create_target_context(target)
 
-            addressed_pattern = r'^{0:s}[:,]\s+(.*)'.format(my_nick)
-            addressed_re = re.compile(addressed_pattern)
-            if addressed_re.match(what):
+            addressed_pattern = r'^(({nicks})[:,]|@({nicks}))\s+(?P<addressed_msg>.*)'.format(nicks=all_nicks)
+            match = re.match(addressed_pattern, what, re.IGNORECASE)
+            if match:
                 # i was addressed directly, so respond, addressing
                 # the speaker
-                topics = [x for x in addressed_re.match(what).group(1).split(' ') if len(x) >= 3]
+                topics = [x for x in match.group('addressed_msg').split(' ') if len(x) >= 3]
 
                 return self.bot.reply(event, "{0:s}: {1:s}"
                                       "".format(nick, " ".join(markovlib.generate_line(context, topics=topics))))