diff --git a/cogs/customcom.py b/cogs/customcom.py
index 900b549ea..8fa918ae7 100644
--- a/cogs/customcom.py
+++ b/cogs/customcom.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import discord
 from discord.ext import commands
 from .utils.dataIO import fileIO
 from .utils import checks
+from __main__ import user_allowed
 import os
 
 class CustomCommands:
@@ -86,12 +87,25 @@ class CustomCommands:
     async def checkCC(self, message):
         if message.author.id == self.bot.user.id or len(message.content) < 2 or message.channel.is_private:
             return
+
+        if not user_allowed(message):
+            return
+
         msg = message.content
         server = message.server
-        if msg[0] in self.bot.command_prefix and server.id in self.c_commands.keys():
+        prefix = self.get_prefix(msg)
+
+        if prefix and server.id in self.c_commands.keys():
             cmdlist = self.c_commands[server.id]
-            if msg[1:] in cmdlist:
-                await self.bot.send_message(message.channel, cmdlist[msg[1:]])
+            cmd = msg[len(prefix):]
+            if cmd in cmdlist.keys():
+                await self.bot.send_message(message.channel, cmdlist[cmd])
+
+    def get_prefix(self, msg):
+        for p in self.bot.command_prefix:
+            if msg.startswith(p):
+                return p
+        return False
 
 def check_folders():
     if not os.path.exists("data/customcom"):
diff --git a/red.py b/red.py
index 72ae46126..5b22ce770 100644
--- a/red.py
+++ b/red.py
@@ -44,36 +44,8 @@ async def on_command(command, ctx):
 
 @bot.event
 async def on_message(message):
-    mod = bot.get_cog('Mod')
-    author = message.author
-
-    if mod is not None:
-        if checks.settings["OWNER"] == author.id:
-            await bot.process_commands(message)
-            return
-        if not message.channel.is_private:
-            if discord.utils.get(author.roles, name=checks.settings["ADMIN_ROLE"]) is not None:
-                await bot.process_commands(message)
-                return
-            if discord.utils.get(author.roles, name=checks.settings["MOD_ROLE"]) is not None:
-                await bot.process_commands(message)
-                return
-
-        if author.id in mod.blacklist_list:
-            return
-
-        if mod.whitelist_list:
-            if author.id not in mod.whitelist_list:
-                return
-
-        if not message.channel.is_private:
-            if message.server.id in mod.ignore_list["SERVERS"]:
-                return
-
-            if message.channel.id in mod.ignore_list["CHANNELS"]:
-                return
-
-    await bot.process_commands(message)
+    if user_allowed(message):
+        await bot.process_commands(message)
 
 @bot.command()
 @checks.is_owner()
@@ -212,6 +184,38 @@ async def _uptime():
     up = str(datetime.timedelta(seconds=up))
     await bot.say("`Uptime: {}`".format(up))
 
+def user_allowed(message):
+
+    author = message.author
+
+    mod = bot.get_cog('Mod')
+    
+    if mod is not None:
+        if checks.settings["OWNER"] == author.id:
+            return True
+        if not message.channel.is_private:
+            if discord.utils.get(author.roles, name=checks.settings["ADMIN_ROLE"]) is not None:
+                return True
+            if discord.utils.get(author.roles, name=checks.settings["MOD_ROLE"]) is not None:
+                return True
+
+        if author.id in mod.blacklist_list:
+            return False
+
+        if mod.whitelist_list:
+            if author.id not in mod.whitelist_list:
+                return False
+
+        if not message.channel.is_private:
+            if message.server.id in mod.ignore_list["SERVERS"]:
+                return False
+
+            if message.channel.id in mod.ignore_list["CHANNELS"]:
+                return False
+        return True
+    else:
+        return True
+
 def wait_for_answer(author):
     global lock
     print(author.name + " requested to be set as owner. If this is you, type 'yes'. Otherwise press enter.")