diff --git a/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/TelegramAPI.java b/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/TelegramAPI.java
index ca96745..cdf3b88 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/TelegramAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/mrbesen/telegram/TelegramAPI.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public class TelegramAPI implements Runnable {
 	private int msg_offset = 0;
 	private int updateInterval = 1500;
 	private String apikey;
+	private String botname;
 	private Thread thread;
 	private boolean run = true;
 	private boolean longpolling = false;
@@ -80,7 +81,21 @@ public class TelegramAPI implements Runnable {
 
 	Log log = new Log4JLog();
 
+	/**
+	 * please only use if bot is not used in groups
+	 * @param apikey
+	 */
 	public TelegramAPI(String apikey) {
+		botname = "";
+		if (!apikey.matches(TOKENREGEX) ) {
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid API key: " + apikey);
+		}
+		this.apikey = apikey;
+	}
+
+	public TelegramAPI(String apikey, String botname) {
+		this.botname = botname;
+
 		if (!apikey.matches(TOKENREGEX) ) {
 			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid API key: " + apikey);
 		}
@@ -409,10 +424,22 @@ public class TelegramAPI implements Runnable {
 
 				String text = msg.getText();
 				if(text != null) {
-					if(text.startsWith("/" )) {
+					if(text.matches("^\\/(\\w*)(@(\\w*))?")) {
 						text = text.substring(1);//remove '/'
 						isCommand = true;
-						cmdmgr.onCommand(text, msg.getFrom(), msg);
+						if(text.contains("@")) {//check name
+							int at = text.indexOf('@');
+							int end = text.indexOf(' ', at+1);
+							if(end == -1)
+								end = text.length();
+							String botname = text.substring(at+1, end);
+							if(botname.equalsIgnoreCase(api.botname)) {
+								cmdmgr.onCommand(text, msg.getFrom(), msg);
+							} else
+								api.log.log("other botname found: " + botname);
+						} else {
+							cmdmgr.onCommand(text, msg.getFrom(), msg);
+						}
 					} else {
 						Event e = null;
 						if(getMsg().has(Member.audio)) {