diff --git a/src/handlers/comment/handlers/comment-incentive.ts b/src/handlers/comment/handlers/comment-incentive.ts
index abb1fb85e..8483276c6 100644
--- a/src/handlers/comment/handlers/comment-incentive.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/comment/handlers/comment-incentive.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const commentIncentive = async (body: string) => {
     logger.info(`Skipping '/comment-incentive' because of no issue instance`);
     return `Skipping '/comment-incentive' because of no issue instance`;
   }
-  const toggle = (body.includes("true") || body.includes("false")) && body.match(/@(\w+)/g);
+  const toggle = (body.includes("true") || body.includes("false")) && body.match(/@([\w-]+)/g);
   if (!toggle) {
     return `invalid syntax for /comment-incentive \n usage /comment-incentive @user @user1... true|false \n ex /comment-incentive @user true`;
   } else {