diff --git a/channel_util.py b/channel_util.py
index 0fd38f6..af8373f 100644
--- a/channel_util.py
+++ b/channel_util.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import shelve
 DB_NAME = "channel_priveleges"
 
 # Define our patterns
-channel_check_pattern = r"channel id"
+channel_check_pattern = r"channel id\s*(.*)"
 # channel_check_pattern = r"channel id <#(.*)>"
 # identify_other_pattern = r"<@(.*)>\s+has scroll\s+(.*)"
 
@@ -13,5 +13,12 @@ def channel_check_callback(slack, msg, match):
     # Sets the users scroll
     # with shelve.open(DB_NAME) as db:
 
+    rest_of_msg = match.group(1).strip()
+    rest_of_msg = rest_of_msg.replace("<", "lcaret")
+    rest_of_msg = rest_of_msg.replace(">", "rcaret")
+
     # Respond
-    slack_util.reply(slack, msg, msg["channel"])
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+    response = ""
+    response += "Channel id: {}\n".format(msg["channel"])
+    response += "Escaped message: {}\n".format(rest_of_msg)
+    slack_util.reply(slack, msg, response)
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