diff --git a/src/service/admin/mod.rs b/src/service/admin/mod.rs
index b3370d5a..f4fff7e1 100644
--- a/src/service/admin/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/admin/mod.rs
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ impl Service {
         let reply_message_content = match command {
             AdminCommand::Appservice(command) => match command {
                 AppserviceCommand::Register => {
-                    if body.len() > 2 && body[0].trim() == "```" && body.last().unwrap().trim() == "```"
+                    if body.len() > 2 && body[0].trim().starts_with("```") && body.last().unwrap().trim() == "```"
                     {
                         let appservice_config = body[1..body.len() - 1].join("\n");
                         let parsed_config =
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ impl Service {
                     }
                 },
                 UserCommand::DeactivateAll { leave_rooms, force } => {
-                    if body.len() > 2 && body[0].trim() == "```" && body.last().unwrap().trim() == "```"
+                    if body.len() > 2 && body[0].trim().starts_with("```") && body.last().unwrap().trim() == "```"
                     {
                         let usernames = body.clone().drain(1..body.len() - 1).collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ impl Service {
                     RoomMessageEventContent::text_plain(&msg)
                 },
                 FederationCommand::SignJson => {
-                    if body.len() > 2 && body[0].trim() == "```" && body.last().unwrap().trim() == "```"
+                    if body.len() > 2 && body[0].trim().starts_with("```") && body.last().unwrap().trim() == "```"
                     {
                         let string = body[1..body.len() - 1].join("\n");
                         match serde_json::from_str(&string) {
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ impl Service {
                     }
                 },
                 FederationCommand::VerifyJson => {
-                    if body.len() > 2 && body[0].trim() == "```" && body.last().unwrap().trim() == "```"
+                    if body.len() > 2 && body[0].trim().starts_with("```") && body.last().unwrap().trim() == "```"
                     {
                         let string = body[1..body.len() - 1].join("\n");
                         match serde_json::from_str(&string) {
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ impl Service {
                     }
                 },
                 DebugCommand::ParsePdu => {
-                    if body.len() > 2 && body[0].trim() == "```" && body.last().unwrap().trim() == "```"
+                    if body.len() > 2 && body[0].trim().starts_with("```") && body.last().unwrap().trim() == "```"
                     {
                         let string = body[1..body.len() - 1].join("\n");
                         match serde_json::from_str(&string) {