diff --git a/classes.py b/classes.py
index a0dbb2a..e26c6f5 100644
--- a/classes.py
+++ b/classes.py
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ class IrcUser():
     """PyLink IRC user class."""
     def __init__(self, nick, ts, uid, ident='null', host='null',
                  realname='PyLink dummy client', realhost='null',
-                 ip='0.0.0.0', manipulatable=False):
+                 ip='0.0.0.0', manipulatable=False, opertype='IRC Operator'):
         self.nick = nick
         self.ts = ts
         self.uid = uid
@@ -535,6 +535,9 @@ class IrcUser():
         # Tracks PyLink identification status
         self.identified = ''
 
+        # Tracks oper type (for display only)
+        self.opertype = opertype
+
         # Tracks services identification status
         self.services_account = ''
 
diff --git a/protocols/inspircd.py b/protocols/inspircd.py
index 9eb27d4..48b1fcf 100644
--- a/protocols/inspircd.py
+++ b/protocols/inspircd.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class InspIRCdProtocol(TS6BaseProtocol):
     ### Outgoing commands
 
     def spawnClient(self, nick, ident='null', host='null', realhost=None, modes=set(),
-            server=None, ip='0.0.0.0', realname=None, ts=None, opertype=None,
+            server=None, ip='0.0.0.0', realname=None, ts=None, opertype='IRC Operator',
             manipulatable=False):
         """Spawns a client with nick <nick> on the given IRC connection.
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class InspIRCdProtocol(TS6BaseProtocol):
         realhost = realhost or host
         raw_modes = utils.joinModes(modes)
         u = self.irc.users[uid] = IrcUser(nick, ts, uid, ident=ident, host=host, realname=realname,
-            realhost=realhost, ip=ip, manipulatable=manipulatable)
+            realhost=realhost, ip=ip, manipulatable=manipulatable, opertype=opertype)
         utils.applyModes(self.irc, uid, modes)
         self.irc.servers[server].users.add(uid)
         self._send(server, "UID {uid} {ts} {nick} {realhost} {host} {ident} {ip}"
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class InspIRCdProtocol(TS6BaseProtocol):
                                                  modes=raw_modes, ip=ip, realname=realname,
                                                  realhost=realhost))
         if ('o', None) in modes or ('+o', None) in modes:
-            self._operUp(uid, opertype=opertype or 'IRC Operator')
+            self._operUp(uid, opertype)
         return u
 
     def join(self, client, channel):
diff --git a/protocols/ts6.py b/protocols/ts6.py
index 522d2b8..835c5ba 100644
--- a/protocols/ts6.py
+++ b/protocols/ts6.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class TS6Protocol(TS6BaseProtocol):
     ### OUTGOING COMMANDS
 
     def spawnClient(self, nick, ident='null', host='null', realhost=None, modes=set(),
-            server=None, ip='0.0.0.0', realname=None, ts=None, opertype=None,
+            server=None, ip='0.0.0.0', realname=None, ts=None, opertype='IRC Operator',
             manipulatable=False):
         """Spawns a client with nick <nick> on the given IRC connection.
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class TS6Protocol(TS6BaseProtocol):
         realhost = realhost or host
         raw_modes = utils.joinModes(modes)
         u = self.irc.users[uid] = IrcUser(nick, ts, uid, ident=ident, host=host, realname=realname,
-            realhost=realhost, ip=ip, manipulatable=manipulatable)
+            realhost=realhost, ip=ip, manipulatable=manipulatable, opertype=opertype)
         utils.applyModes(self.irc, uid, modes)
         self.irc.servers[server].users.add(uid)
         self._send(server, "EUID {nick} 1 {ts} {modes} {ident} {host} {ip} {uid} "
diff --git a/protocols/unreal.py b/protocols/unreal.py
index ac2daf3..c897e26 100644
--- a/protocols/unreal.py
+++ b/protocols/unreal.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class UnrealProtocol(TS6BaseProtocol):
 
     ### OUTGOING COMMAND FUNCTIONS
     def spawnClient(self, nick, ident='null', host='null', realhost=None, modes=set(),
-            server=None, ip='0.0.0.0', realname=None, ts=None, opertype=None,
+            server=None, ip='0.0.0.0', realname=None, ts=None, opertype='IRC Operator',
             manipulatable=False):
         """Spawns a client with nick <nick> on the given IRC connection.
 
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ class UnrealProtocol(TS6BaseProtocol):
         server = server or self.irc.sid
         if not self.irc.isInternalServer(server):
             raise ValueError('Server %r is not a PyLink server!' % server)
-        # Unreal 3.4 uses TS6-style UIDs. They don't start from AAAAAA like other IRCd's
-        # do, but we can do that fine...
+        # Unreal 4.0 uses TS6-style UIDs. They don't start from AAAAAA like other IRCd's
+        # do, but that doesn't matter to us...
         uid = self.uidgen.setdefault(server, utils.TS6UIDGenerator(server)).next_uid()
         ts = ts or int(time.time())
         realname = realname or self.irc.botdata['realname']
         realhost = realhost or host
         raw_modes = utils.joinModes(modes)
         u = self.irc.users[uid] = IrcUser(nick, ts, uid, ident=ident, host=host, realname=realname,
-            realhost=realhost, ip=ip, manipulatable=manipulatable)
+            realhost=realhost, ip=ip, manipulatable=manipulatable, opertype=opertype)
         utils.applyModes(self.irc, uid, modes)
         self.irc.servers[server].users.add(uid)