diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/CurseFilter.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/CurseFilter.java
index add5e86f5..f875bae69 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/CurseFilter.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/chat/client/CurseFilter.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public abstract class CurseFilter implements ChatFilter
     {
         // first, check against the drop-always list
         _stopMatcher.reset(msg);
-        if (_stopMatcher.matches()) {
+        if (_stopMatcher.find()) {
             return null;
         }