diff --git a/webtools/mozbot/BotModules/Infobot.bm b/webtools/mozbot/BotModules/Infobot.bm
index cc6ffe0b47de..4a3bd958266b 100644
--- a/webtools/mozbot/BotModules/Infobot.bm
+++ b/webtools/mozbot/BotModules/Infobot.bm
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ sub DoFactoidCheck {
                                  'is', # am => is
                      $event->{'from'}, # subject
                           $direct);
-    } elsif ($shortMessage =~ /^(no\s*, (\s*$event->{'nick'}\s*,)? \s+)? (?:remember\s*:\s+)? (.+?) \s+ (is|are) \s+ (also\s+)? (.+?) $/six) {
+    } elsif ($shortMessage =~ /^(no\s*, (\s*\Q$event->{'nick'}\E\s*,)? \s+)? (?:remember\s*:\s+)? (.+?) \s+ (is|are) \s+ (also\s+)? (.+?) $/six) {
         # the "remember:" prefix can be used to delimit the start of the actual content, if necessary.
         $self->SetFactoid($event,
                           defined($1), # replace existing answer?
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ sub DoFactoidCheck {
                           defined($5), # add to existing answer?
                                    $6, # object
                          ($direct or defined($2)));
-    } elsif ($shortMessage =~ /^(no\s*, (\s*$event->{'nick'}\s*,)? \s+)? (?:remember\s*:\s+)? I \s+ am \s+ (also\s+)? (.+?) $/osix) {
+    } elsif ($shortMessage =~ /^(no\s*, (\s*\Q$event->{'nick'}\E\s*,)? \s+)? (?:remember\s*:\s+)? I \s+ am \s+ (also\s+)? (.+?) $/osix) {
         # the "remember:" prefix can be used to delimit the start of the actual content, if necessary.
         $self->SetFactoid($event,
                           defined($1), # replace existing answer?