diff --git a/cogs/downloader.py b/cogs/downloader.py
index f1221c078..1d6eb2254 100644
--- a/cogs/downloader.py
+++ b/cogs/downloader.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Downloader:
         answer = await self.bot.wait_for_message(timeout=15, author=ctx.message.author)
         if answer is None:
             await self.bot.say("Ok then, you can reload cogs with `{}reload <cog_name>`".format(ctx.prefix))
-        elif answer.content.lower().strip() == "yes":
+        elif answer.content.lower().strip() in ["yes", "y"]:
             for cog in installed_user_cogs:
                 self.bot.unload_extension("cogs." + cog)
                 self.bot.load_extension("cogs." + cog)