diff --git a/evennia/players/bots.py b/evennia/players/bots.py
index 7df6e315ac..845d570623 100644
--- a/evennia/players/bots.py
+++ b/evennia/players/bots.py
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ class Bot(DefaultPlayer):
         """
         Evennia -> outgoing protocol
         """
-        pass
+        super(Bot, self).msg(text=text, from_obj=from_obj, sessid=sessid, **kwargs)
 
     def execute_cmd(self, raw_string, sessid=None):
         """
         Incoming protocol -> Evennia
         """
-        pass
+        super(Bot, self).msg(raw_string, sessid=sessid)
 
     def at_server_shutdown(self):
         "We need to handle this case manually since the shutdown may be a reset"
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class IRCBot(Bot):
         if "from_channel" in kwargs and text and self.ndb.ev_channel.dbid == kwargs["from_channel"]:
             if "from_obj" not in kwargs or kwargs["from_obj"] != [self.id]:
                 text = "bot_data_out %s" % text
-                self.msg(text=text)
+                super(IRCBot, self).msg(text=text)
 
     def execute_cmd(self, text=None, sessid=None):
         """
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ class IRCBot(Bot):
         if self.ndb.ev_channel:
             self.ndb.ev_channel.msg(text, senders=self.id)
 
-
 # RSS
 
 class RSSBot(Bot):
@@ -260,6 +259,8 @@ class RSSBot(Bot):
         if self.ndb.ev_channel:
             self.ndb.ev_channel.msg(text, senders=self.id)
 
+# IMC2
+
 class IMC2Bot(Bot):
     """
     IMC2 Bot
diff --git a/evennia/players/players.py b/evennia/players/players.py
index 30e525c686..7ef1f90a93 100644
--- a/evennia/players/players.py
+++ b/evennia/players/players.py
@@ -350,7 +350,6 @@ class DefaultPlayer(PlayerDB):
                 pass
 
         # session relay
-
         if sessid:
             # this could still be an iterable if sessid is an iterable
             sessions = self.get_session(sessid)
diff --git a/evennia/scripts/scripthandler.py b/evennia/scripts/scripthandler.py
index 3eda89d961..6ec5cf635d 100644
--- a/evennia/scripts/scripthandler.py
+++ b/evennia/scripts/scripthandler.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class ScriptHandler(object):
               definition)
         autostart - start the script upon adding it
         """
-        if self.obj.__class__.__name__ == "PlayerDB":
+        if self.obj.__dbclass__.__name__ == "PlayerDB":
             # we add to a Player, not an Object
             script = create.create_script(scriptclass, key=key, player=self.obj,
                                           autostart=autostart)
diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/irc.py b/evennia/server/portal/irc.py
index fd6c34e79e..789c50a999 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/irc.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/irc.py
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ from twisted.internet import protocol
 from evennia.server.session import Session
 from evennia.utils import logger
 
+# IRC colors
+
+
+
+
 
 # IRC bot