diff --git a/tiifetch.tcl b/tiifetch.tcl
index fe30ee8..cd254d4 100755
--- a/tiifetch.tcl
+++ b/tiifetch.tcl
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ proc fetchiidb {url echos dbdir dolog} {
   # pass the echo list and fetch the message IDs
   # now, process the map we've built
   dict for {echoname msgids} $echomap {
+    if {![string match *.* $echoname]} {continue} 
     # get the existing message IDs in the echo
     set echofile [file join $echodir $echoname]
     set oldmsgids ""