diff --git a/src/server/load-pet-data.js b/src/server/load-pet-data.js
index 59cb19d..b21f455 100644
--- a/src/server/load-pet-data.js
+++ b/src/server/load-pet-data.js
@@ -33,13 +33,11 @@ export async function loadCustomPetData(petName) {
   // prepending "@", which is a special code that can *also* be used in the
   // CustomPetService in place of name, to get a pet's appearance from its image
   // hash.
-  if (petName.match(/^[0-9]/)) {
-    const imageHash = await loadImageHashFromPetName(petName);
-    console.debug(
-      `[loadCustomPetData] Converted pet name ${petName} to @${imageHash}`,
-    );
-    petName = "@" + imageHash;
-  }
+  const imageHash = await loadImageHashFromPetName(petName);
+  console.debug(
+    `[loadCustomPetData] Converted pet name ${petName} to @${imageHash}`,
+  );
+  petName = "@" + imageHash;
 
   try {
     return neopetsAmfphpCall("CustomPetService.getViewerData", [petName]);