diff --git a/src/commands/cmdparser.py b/src/commands/cmdparser.py
index a71157954c..eacb8f2761 100644
--- a/src/commands/cmdparser.py
+++ b/src/commands/cmdparser.py
@@ -229,9 +229,8 @@ def at_multimatch_cmd(caller, matches):
         if is_channel:
             is_channel = " (channel)"
         else:
-            is_channel = ""
-        is_exit = hasattr(cmd, "is_exit") and cmd.is_exit 
-        if is_exit and cmd.destination:
+            is_channel = ""        
+        if cmd.is_exit and cmd.destination:
             is_exit =  " (exit to %s)" % cmd.destination
         else:
             is_exit = ""
diff --git a/src/objects/models.py b/src/objects/models.py
index 650d9263d4..9bbb7ed57e 100644
--- a/src/objects/models.py
+++ b/src/objects/models.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 
 from src.utils.idmapper.models import SharedMemoryModel
-from src.typeclasses.models import Attribute, TypedObject, TypeNick, TypeNickHandler
+from src.typeclasses.models import Attribute, TypedObject, TypeNick, TypeNickHandler, get_cache
 from src.typeclasses.typeclass import TypeClass
 from src.objects.manager import ObjectManager
 from src.players.models import PlayerDB
@@ -29,12 +29,16 @@ from src.commands.cmdsethandler import CmdSetHandler
 from src.commands import cmdhandler
 from src.scripts.scripthandler import ScriptHandler
 from src.utils import logger
-from src.utils.utils import is_iter, to_unicode, to_str, mod_import
+from src.utils.utils import make_iter, to_unicode, to_str, mod_import
 
 #PlayerDB = ContentType.objects.get(app_label="players", model="playerdb").model_class()
 
 AT_SEARCH_RESULT = mod_import(*settings.SEARCH_AT_RESULT.rsplit('.', 1))
 
+GA = object.__getattribute__
+SA = object.__setattr__
+DA = object.__delattr__
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # ObjAttribute
@@ -208,20 +212,25 @@ class ObjectDB(TypedObject):
     #@property 
     def aliases_get(self):
         "Getter. Allows for value = self.aliases"
-        return list(Alias.objects.filter(db_obj=self).values_list("db_key", flat=True))
+        try:
+            return GA(self, "_cached_aliases")
+        except AttributeError:
+            aliases = list(Alias.objects.filter(db_obj=self).values_list("db_key", flat=True))
+            SA(self, "_cached_aliases", aliases)
+            return aliases 
     #@aliases.setter
     def aliases_set(self, aliases):
         "Setter. Allows for self.aliases = value"        
-        if not is_iter(aliases):
-            aliases = [aliases]            
-        for alias in aliases:
+        for alias in make_iter(aliases):
             new_alias = Alias(db_key=alias, db_obj=self)
             new_alias.save()
+        SA(self, "_cached_aliases", aliases)
     #@aliases.deleter
     def aliases_del(self):
         "Deleter. Allows for del self.aliases"
         for alias in Alias.objects.filter(db_obj=self):
             alias.delete()
+        DA(self, "_cached_aliases")
     aliases = property(aliases_get, aliases_set, aliases_del)
 
     # player property (wraps db_player)
@@ -365,30 +374,6 @@ class ObjectDB(TypedObject):
         self.save()
     destination = property(destination_get, destination_set, destination_del)
 
-    #@property for consistent aliases access throughout Evennia
-    #@aliases.setter
-    def aliases_set(self, aliases):
-        "Adds an alias to object"
-        if not is_iter(aliases):
-            aliases = [aliases]
-        for alias in aliases:
-            query = Alias.objects.filter(db_obj=self, db_key__iexact=alias)
-            if query.count():
-                continue 
-            new_alias = Alias(db_key=alias, db_obj=self)
-            new_alias.save()
-    #@aliases.getter
-    def aliases_get(self):
-        "Return a list of all aliases defined on this object."
-        return list(Alias.objects.filter(db_obj=self).values_list("db_key", flat=True))
-    #@aliases.deleter
-    def aliases_del(self):
-        "Removes aliases from object"
-        query = Alias.objects.filter(db_obj=self)        
-        if query:
-            query.delete()
-    aliases = property(aliases_get, aliases_set, aliases_del)
-
     # cmdset_storage property
     #@property
     def cmdset_storage_get(self):
@@ -399,8 +384,7 @@ class ObjectDB(TypedObject):
     #@cmdset_storage.setter
     def cmdset_storage_set(self, value):
         "Setter. Allows for self.name = value. Stores as a comma-separated string."
-        if is_iter(value):
-            value = ",".join([str(val).strip() for val in value])
+        value = ",".join(str(val).strip() for val in make_iter(value))
         self.db_cmdset_storage = value
         self.save()        
     #@cmdset_storage.deleter
@@ -605,8 +589,7 @@ class ObjectDB(TypedObject):
         """
         contents = self.contents
         if exclude:
-            if not is_iter(exclude):
-                exclude = [exclude]              
+            excluce = make_iter(exclude)
             contents = [obj for obj in contents
                         if (obj not in exclude and obj not in exclude)]
         for obj in contents: