diff --git a/src/commands/cmdhandler.py b/src/commands/cmdhandler.py
index 86ba15be45..546863c3c6 100644
--- a/src/commands/cmdhandler.py
+++ b/src/commands/cmdhandler.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ def cmdhandler(caller, raw_string, testing=False):
             if len(matches) > 1:
                 # We have a multiple-match
                 syscmd = yield cmdset.get(CMD_MULTIMATCH)
-                sysarg = _("There where multiple matches.")
+                sysarg = _("There were multiple matches.")
                 if syscmd:
                     syscmd.matches = matches
                 else:
diff --git a/src/objects/objects.py b/src/objects/objects.py
index 30eb8bc7ad..ca8b6b3dc9 100644
--- a/src/objects/objects.py
+++ b/src/objects/objects.py
@@ -362,13 +362,13 @@ class Object(TypeClass):
         parent doesn't work.
         """
         try:
-            return _GA(self, "dbid") == other \
-                or _GA(self, "dbid") == _GA(other, "dbid")
+            return _GA(_GA(self, "dbobj"),"dbid") == other \
+                or _GA(_GA(self, "dbobj"),"dbid") == _GA(_GA(other,"dbobj"),"dbid")
         except AttributeError:
            # compare players instead
             try:
-                return _GA(_GA(self, "player"),"uid") == other \
-                    or _GA(_GA(self, "player"),"uid") == _GA(_GA(other, "player"),"uid")
+                return _GA(_GA(_GA(self, "dbobj"),"player"),"uid") == other \
+                    or _GA(_GA(_GA(self, "dbobj"),"player"),"uid") == _GA(_GA(other, "player"),"uid")
             except AttributeError:
                 return False