diff --git a/src/commands/cmdset.py b/src/commands/cmdset.py
index c80f56d3d6..c54383ef1b 100644
--- a/src/commands/cmdset.py
+++ b/src/commands/cmdset.py
@@ -202,10 +202,17 @@ class CmdSet(object):
         Returns a new cmdset with the same settings as this one
         (no actual commands are copied over)
         """
-        cmdset = self.__class__()
-        cmdset.__dict__.update(dict((key, val) for key, val in self.__dict__.items() if key in self.to_duplicate))
-        cmdset.key_mergetypes = self.key_mergetypes.copy() #copy.deepcopy(self.key_mergetypes)
+        cmdset = CmdSet()
+        for key, val in ((key, getattr(self, key)) for key in self.to_duplicate):
+            if val != getattr(cmdset, key):
+                # only copy if different from default; avoid turning class-vars into instance vars
+                setattr(cmdset, key, val)
+        cmdset.key_mergetypes = self.key_mergetypes.copy()
         return cmdset
+        #cmdset = self.__class__()
+        #cmdset.__dict__.update(dict((key, val) for key, val in self.__dict__.items() if key in self.to_duplicate))
+        #cmdset.key_mergetypes = self.key_mergetypes.copy() #copy.deepcopy(self.key_mergetypes)
+        #return cmdset
 
     def __str__(self):
         """
diff --git a/src/server/telnet.py b/src/server/telnet.py
index 6c0d418180..39ffbfcb9b 100644
--- a/src/server/telnet.py
+++ b/src/server/telnet.py
@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@ sessions etc.
 
 """
 
+import re
 from twisted.conch.telnet import Telnet, StatefulTelnetProtocol, IAC, LINEMODE
 from src.server.session import Session
 from src.server import ttype, mssp
 from src.server.mccp import Mccp, mccp_compress, MCCP
 from src.utils import utils, ansi, logger
 
+_RE_N = re.compile(r"\{n$")
+
 class TelnetProtocol(Telnet, StatefulTelnetProtocol, Session):
     """
     Each player connecting over telnet (ie using most traditional mud
@@ -163,4 +166,4 @@ class TelnetProtocol(Telnet, StatefulTelnetProtocol, Session):
             self.sendLine(string)
         else:
             # we need to make sure to kill the color at the end in order to match the webclient output.
-            self.sendLine(ansi.parse_ansi(string.rstrip("{n") + "{n", strip_ansi=nomarkup, xterm256=ttype.get('256 COLORS')))
+            self.sendLine(ansi.parse_ansi(_RE_N.sub("", string) + "{n", strip_ansi=nomarkup, xterm256=ttype.get('256 COLORS')))