diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/command/SimpleCommandMap.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/command/SimpleCommandMap.java
index 01452b69..21e1cfa9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/command/SimpleCommandMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/command/SimpleCommandMap.java
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ public final class SimpleCommandMap implements CommandMap {
 
         Command target = knownCommands.get(sentCommandLabel);
         boolean isRegisteredCommand = (target != null);
+        if (isRegisteredCommand) {
+            target.execute(sender, sentCommandLabel, args);
+            return true;
+        }
+        target = knownCommands.get(sentCommandLabel.substring(1));
+        isRegisteredCommand = (target != null);
         if (isRegisteredCommand) {
             target.execute(sender, sentCommandLabel, args);
         }