diff --git a/services/comms/scripts/atlasbot/bot.py b/services/comms/scripts/atlasbot/bot.py
index 29f5375..77868f1 100644
--- a/services/comms/scripts/atlasbot/bot.py
+++ b/services/comms/scripts/atlasbot/bot.py
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ def _has_any(text: str, phrases: tuple[str, ...]) -> bool:
             if phrase in text:
                 return True
         else:
-            if re.search(rf"\\b{re.escape(phrase)}\\b", text):
+            if re.search(rf"\b{re.escape(phrase)}\b", text):
                 return True
     return False