diff --git a/tinybot.py b/tinybot.py
index fe5db5f..4ea7859 100644
--- a/tinybot.py
+++ b/tinybot.py
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ def cmd_handler(self, msg):
                 self.buddy_db.add_bad_word(cmd_arg)
                 self.handle_msg('%s was added to banned words.' % cmd_arg)
 
-            elif cmd == prefix + '-bandword':
+            elif cmd == prefix + '-banword':
                 self.buddy_db.remove_bad_word(cmd_arg)
                 self.handle_msg('%s was removed from banned words.' % cmd_arg)