diff --git a/files/helpers/const.py b/files/helpers/const.py
index 9d29b58a3..a1a189be7 100644
--- a/files/helpers/const.py
+++ b/files/helpers/const.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ PUSHER_INSTANCE_ID = '02ddcc80-b8db-42be-9022-44c546b4dce6'
 PUSHER_KEY = environ.get("PUSHER_KEY", "").strip()
 
 single_words = "|".join([slur.lower() for slur in SLURS.keys()])
-SLUR_REGEX = re.compile(rf"(?i)(?<=\s|>)({single_words})(?=[\s<,.]|s[\s<,.])")
+SLUR_REGEX = re.compile(rf"(?i)((?<=\s|>)|^)(nigger)((?=[\s<,.]|s[\s<,.])|$)")
 
 def sub_matcher(match: re.Match) -> str:
 	return SLURS[match.group(0).lower()]