diff --git a/whisper-2023/hotwords.py b/whisper-2023/hotwords.py
index 714b461..f7e9d4d 100644
--- a/whisper-2023/hotwords.py
+++ b/whisper-2023/hotwords.py
@@ -104,13 +104,15 @@ class Reactor(threading.Thread):
       threading.Thread.__init__(self)
       self.inq = inq
       self.outq = outq
-      self.load_hotwords = Reactor.new_load_hotwords
-      self.load_hotwords()
+      self.load_hotwords = Reactor.new_load_hotwords()
+      [i for i in self.load_hotwords()]
 
    def new_load_hotwords():
-      p = environ.get("REACTOR_HOTWORDS", None)
+      p = environ.get("HOTWORDS", None)
       if not p:
-         return lambda: []
+         def load_nothing():
+            return []
+         return load_nothing
 
       try:
          def load_hotwords_in_file():
@@ -136,7 +138,14 @@ class Reactor(threading.Thread):
 
    def handle(self, text):
       hotwords = self.load_hotwords()
-      print(text)
+      if not hotwords:
+         self.outq.put(text)
+         return
+      cleantext = "".join([i for i in "".join(text.lower().split()) if i.isalpha()])
+      for i in hotwords:
+         if i in cleantext:
+            log("hotword", i, "in", text, "as", cleantext)
+            self.outq.put(i)
 
 class Actor(threading.Thread):
    def __init__(self, inq):