diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 5629d5c..3d1d8f8 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ class MyClient(discord.Client):
         print('Logged on as', self.user)
 
     async def on_message(self, message):
-        if message.channel.id == os.getenv("SOURCE_CHANNEL"):
+        if message.channel.id == int(os.getenv("SOURCE_CHANNEL")):
             if re.match(os.getenv("REGEX_MATCH"), message.content, re.IGNORECASE):
-                for channel_id in explode(os.getenv("DISCORD_CHANNELS")):
-                    channel = client.get_channel(channel_id)
+                chan_list = [x.strip() for x in os.getenv("DISCORD_CHANNELS").split(',')]
+                for channel_id in chan_list:
+                    channel = client.get_channel(int(channel_id))
                     await channel.send('*' + message.content + '*')
 
 load_dotenv()