diff --git a/royalnet/bots/discord.py b/royalnet/bots/discord.py
index db29fad9..936d40a2 100644
--- a/royalnet/bots/discord.py
+++ b/royalnet/bots/discord.py
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ class DiscordBot(GenericBot):
                 # Skip non-text messages
                 if not text:
                     return
+                # Skip non-command updates
+                if not text.startswith(self.command_prefix):
+                    return
                 # Skip bot messages
                 author: typing.Union[discord.User] = message.author
                 if author.bot:
diff --git a/royalnet/bots/generic.py b/royalnet/bots/generic.py
index 3c26fbff..05aaf66d 100644
--- a/royalnet/bots/generic.py
+++ b/royalnet/bots/generic.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class GenericBot:
                        error_command: typing.Type[Command]) -> None:
         """Generate the ``commands`` dictionary required to handle incoming messages, and the ``network_handlers`` dictionary required to handle incoming requests."""
         log.debug(f"Now generating commands")
+        self.command_prefix = command_prefix
         self.commands: typing.Dict[str, typing.Type[Command]] = {}
         self.network_handlers: typing.Dict[str, typing.Type[NetworkHandler]] = {}
         for command in commands:
diff --git a/royalnet/bots/telegram.py b/royalnet/bots/telegram.py
index 019be23a..b58c1a2b 100644
--- a/royalnet/bots/telegram.py
+++ b/royalnet/bots/telegram.py
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ class TelegramBot(GenericBot):
         # No text or caption, ignore the message
         if text is None:
             return
+        # Skip non-command updates
+        if not text.startswith(self.command_prefix):
+            return
         # Find and clean parameters
         command_text, *parameters = text.split(" ")
         command_name = command_text.replace(f"@{self.client.username}", "").lower()