diff --git a/files/helpers/slurs_and_profanities.py b/files/helpers/slurs_and_profanities.py
index d994c4ffd..14b9428bd 100644
--- a/files/helpers/slurs_and_profanities.py
+++ b/files/helpers/slurs_and_profanities.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ if SITE_NAME == 'rDrama':
 		"right now": "right meow",
 		"(?<!\/)linux": "GNU/Linux",
 		'(?<!-)based': 'keyed',
-		'needful': 'sneedful',
+		'(?<!\w)needful': 'sneedful',
 		'think tank': 'twink tank',
 	}