diff --git a/bridge/discord/discord.go b/bridge/discord/discord.go
index 4497ce3a..e3c9009c 100644
--- a/bridge/discord/discord.go
+++ b/bridge/discord/discord.go
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ func New(cfg config.Protocol, account string, c chan config.Message) *bdiscord {
 func (b *bdiscord) Connect() error {
 	var err error
 	flog.Info("Connecting")
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(b.Config.Token, "Bot ") {
+		b.Config.Token = "Bot " + b.Config.Token
+	}
 	b.c, err = discordgo.New(b.Config.Token)
 	if err != nil {
 		flog.Debugf("%#v", err)
diff --git a/matterbridge.toml.sample b/matterbridge.toml.sample
index ed26ba9a..86b79b27 100644
--- a/matterbridge.toml.sample
+++ b/matterbridge.toml.sample
@@ -288,9 +288,8 @@ IgnoreNicks="mmbot spammer2"
 #Token to connect with Discord API
 #You can get your token by following the instructions on 
 #https://github.com/reactiflux/discord-irc/wiki/Creating-a-discord-bot-&-getting-a-token
-#The "Bot" tag needs to be added before the token
 #REQUIRED
-Token="Bot Yourtokenhere"
+Token="Yourtokenhere"
 
 #REQUIRED
 Server="yourservername"