diff --git a/fjerkroa_bot/ai_responder.py b/fjerkroa_bot/ai_responder.py
index 2a24b10..cc9e9a4 100644
--- a/fjerkroa_bot/ai_responder.py
+++ b/fjerkroa_bot/ai_responder.py
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ class AIMessageBase(object):
 
 
 class AIMessage(AIMessageBase):
-    def __init__(self, user: str, message: str, channel: str = "chat") -> None:
+    def __init__(self, user: str, message: str, channel: str = "chat", direct: bool = False) -> None:
         self.user = user
         self.message = message
         self.channel = channel
+        self.direct = direct
 
 
 class AIResponse(AIMessageBase):
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ class AIResponder(object):
                           response['hack'])
 
     def short_path(self, message: AIMessage, limit: int) -> bool:
-        if 'short-path' not in self.config:
+        if message.direct or 'short-path' not in self.config:
             return False
         for chan_re, user_re in self.config['short-path']:
             chan_ma = re.match(chan_re, message.channel)
diff --git a/fjerkroa_bot/discord_bot.py b/fjerkroa_bot/discord_bot.py
index 7f3d750..d527ab7 100644
--- a/fjerkroa_bot/discord_bot.py
+++ b/fjerkroa_bot/discord_bot.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class FjerkroaBot(commands.Bot):
             channel_name = str(message.channel.name)
         else:
             channel_name = str(message.channel.id)
-        msg = AIMessage(message.author.name, message_content, channel_name)
+        msg = AIMessage(message.author.name, message_content, channel_name, self.user in message.mentions)
         await self.respond(msg, message.channel)
 
     async def respond(self, message: AIMessage, channel: TextChannel) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index 9057ce2..6ac3ca0 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ class TestFunctionality(TestBotBase):
         with patch.object(openai.ChatCompletion, 'acreate', new=acreate):
             await self.bot.on_message(message)
             self.assertEqual(self.bot.airesponder.history[-1]["content"],
-                             '{"user": "madeup_name", "message": "Hello, how are you?", "channel": "some_channel"}')
+                             '{"user": "madeup_name", "message": "Hello, how are you?", "channel": "some_channel", "direct": false}')
             message.author.name = 'different_name'
             await self.bot.on_message(message)
             self.assertEqual(self.bot.airesponder.history[-2]["content"],
-                             '{"user": "different_name", "message": "Hello, how are you?", "channel": "some_channel"}')
+                             '{"user": "different_name", "message": "Hello, how are you?", "channel": "some_channel", "direct": false}')
         message.channel.send.assert_called_once_with("Hello!", suppress_embeds=True)
 
     async def test_on_message_event2(self) -> None: