diff --git a/plugins/sieve.py b/plugins/sieve.py
index 108390e..46e54b7 100755
--- a/plugins/sieve.py
+++ b/plugins/sieve.py
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ def sieve_suite(bot, input, func, kind, args):
     if args.get('adminonly', False):
         admins = bot.config.get('admins', [])
 
-        if input.host not in admins and input.nick not in admins:
+        # admins = ["u3601@irccloud.com", "brjannc@smurfed.org"]
+
+        mask = input.user + "@" + input.host
+
+        if mask not in admins:
             return None
 
     return input