diff --git a/irc/channel.go b/irc/channel.go
index ba93a452..73191dbc 100644
--- a/irc/channel.go
+++ b/irc/channel.go
@@ -1011,9 +1011,11 @@ func (channel *Channel) Invite(invitee *Client, inviter *Client, rb *ResponseBuf
 		}
 	}
 
-	rb.Add(nil, inviter.server.name, RPL_INVITING, inviter.Nick(), invitee.Nick(), chname)
-	invitee.Send(nil, inviter.nickMaskString, "INVITE", invitee.nick, chname)
+	cnick := inviter.Nick()
+	tnick := invitee.Nick()
+	rb.Add(nil, inviter.server.name, RPL_INVITING, cnick, tnick, chname)
+	invitee.Send(nil, inviter.NickMaskString(), "INVITE", tnick, chname)
 	if invitee.HasMode(modes.Away) {
-		rb.Add(nil, inviter.server.name, RPL_AWAY, invitee.nick, invitee.awayMessage)
+		rb.Add(nil, inviter.server.name, RPL_AWAY, cnick, tnick, invitee.AwayMessage())
 	}
 }
diff --git a/irc/getters.go b/irc/getters.go
index 7eb3e546..4a6a3627 100644
--- a/irc/getters.go
+++ b/irc/getters.go
@@ -143,6 +143,19 @@ func (client *Client) SetRegistered() {
 	client.stateMutex.Unlock()
 }
 
+func (client *Client) AwayMessage() (result string) {
+	client.stateMutex.RLock()
+	result = client.awayMessage
+	client.stateMutex.RUnlock()
+	return
+}
+
+func (client *Client) SetAwayMessage(message string) {
+	client.stateMutex.Lock()
+	client.awayMessage = message
+	client.stateMutex.Unlock()
+}
+
 func (client *Client) Destroyed() bool {
 	client.stateMutex.RLock()
 	defer client.stateMutex.RUnlock()
diff --git a/irc/handlers.go b/irc/handlers.go
index 740fc9a9..31944827 100644
--- a/irc/handlers.go
+++ b/irc/handlers.go
@@ -408,18 +408,18 @@ func authExternalHandler(server *Server, client *Client, mechanism string, value
 // AWAY [<message>]
 func awayHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *ResponseBuffer) bool {
 	var isAway bool
-	var text string
+	var awayMessage string
 	if len(msg.Params) > 0 {
 		isAway = true
-		text = msg.Params[0]
+		awayMessage = msg.Params[0]
 		awayLen := server.Limits().AwayLen
-		if len(text) > awayLen {
-			text = text[:awayLen]
+		if len(awayMessage) > awayLen {
+			awayMessage = awayMessage[:awayLen]
 		}
 	}
 
 	client.SetMode(modes.Away, isAway)
-	client.awayMessage = text
+	client.SetAwayMessage(awayMessage)
 
 	var op modes.ModeOp
 	if isAway {
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ func awayHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *Resp
 	// dispatch away-notify
 	for friend := range client.Friends(caps.AwayNotify) {
 		if isAway {
-			friend.SendFromClient("", client, nil, "AWAY", client.awayMessage)
+			friend.SendFromClient("", client, nil, "AWAY", awayMessage)
 		} else {
 			friend.SendFromClient("", client, nil, "AWAY")
 		}
@@ -1777,6 +1777,7 @@ func monitorClearHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage,
 
 // MONITOR L
 func monitorListHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *ResponseBuffer) bool {
+	nick := client.Nick()
 	monitorList := server.monitorManager.List(client)
 
 	var nickList []string
@@ -1790,10 +1791,10 @@ func monitorListHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, r
 	}
 
 	for _, line := range utils.ArgsToStrings(maxLastArgLength, nickList, ",") {
-		rb.Add(nil, server.name, RPL_MONLIST, client.Nick(), line)
+		rb.Add(nil, server.name, RPL_MONLIST, nick, line)
 	}
 
-	rb.Add(nil, server.name, RPL_ENDOFMONLIST, "End of MONITOR list")
+	rb.Add(nil, server.name, RPL_ENDOFMONLIST, nick, "End of MONITOR list")
 
 	return false
 }
@@ -2089,6 +2090,7 @@ func privmsgHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *R
 	// split privmsg
 	splitMsg := utils.MakeSplitMessage(message, !client.capabilities.Has(caps.MaxLine))
 
+	cnick := client.Nick()
 	for i, targetString := range targets {
 		// max of four targets per privmsg
 		if i > maxTargets-1 {
@@ -2106,7 +2108,7 @@ func privmsgHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *R
 		if err == nil {
 			channel := server.channels.Get(target)
 			if channel == nil {
-				rb.Add(nil, server.name, ERR_NOSUCHCHANNEL, client.nick, targetString, client.t("No such channel"))
+				rb.Add(nil, server.name, ERR_NOSUCHCHANNEL, cnick, targetString, client.t("No such channel"))
 				continue
 			}
 			if !channel.CanSpeak(client) {
@@ -2124,7 +2126,7 @@ func privmsgHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *R
 			user := server.clients.Get(target)
 			if err != nil || user == nil {
 				if len(target) > 0 {
-					client.Send(nil, server.name, ERR_NOSUCHNICK, client.nick, target, "No such nick")
+					client.Send(nil, server.name, ERR_NOSUCHNICK, cnick, target, "No such nick")
 				}
 				continue
 			}
@@ -2144,7 +2146,7 @@ func privmsgHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *R
 			}
 			if user.HasMode(modes.Away) {
 				//TODO(dan): possibly implement cooldown of away notifications to users
-				rb.Add(nil, server.name, RPL_AWAY, user.nick, user.awayMessage)
+				rb.Add(nil, server.name, RPL_AWAY, cnick, user.Nick(), user.AwayMessage())
 			}
 
 			user.history.Add(history.Item{
@@ -2343,6 +2345,7 @@ func tagmsgHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *Re
 
 	targets := strings.Split(msg.Params[0], ",")
 
+	cnick := client.Nick()
 	for i, targetString := range targets {
 		// max of four targets per privmsg
 		if i > maxTargets-1 {
@@ -2360,7 +2363,7 @@ func tagmsgHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *Re
 		if err == nil {
 			channel := server.channels.Get(target)
 			if channel == nil {
-				rb.Add(nil, server.name, ERR_NOSUCHCHANNEL, client.nick, targetString, client.t("No such channel"))
+				rb.Add(nil, server.name, ERR_NOSUCHCHANNEL, cnick, targetString, client.t("No such channel"))
 				continue
 			}
 			if !channel.CanSpeak(client) {
@@ -2375,7 +2378,7 @@ func tagmsgHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *Re
 			user := server.clients.Get(target)
 			if err != nil || user == nil {
 				if len(target) > 0 {
-					client.Send(nil, server.name, ERR_NOSUCHNICK, client.nick, target, client.t("No such nick"))
+					client.Send(nil, server.name, ERR_NOSUCHNICK, cnick, target, client.t("No such nick"))
 				}
 				continue
 			}
@@ -2391,7 +2394,7 @@ func tagmsgHandler(server *Server, client *Client, msg ircmsg.IrcMessage, rb *Re
 			}
 			if user.HasMode(modes.Away) {
 				//TODO(dan): possibly implement cooldown of away notifications to users
-				rb.Add(nil, server.name, RPL_AWAY, user.nick, user.awayMessage)
+				rb.Add(nil, server.name, RPL_AWAY, cnick, user.Nick(), user.AwayMessage())
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/irc/roleplay.go b/irc/roleplay.go
index 80d39b19..a2cc376d 100644
--- a/irc/roleplay.go
+++ b/irc/roleplay.go
@@ -63,13 +63,15 @@ func sendRoleplayMessage(server *Server, client *Client, source string, targetSt
 			return
 		}
 
-		user.Send(nil, source, "PRIVMSG", user.nick, message)
+		cnick := client.Nick()
+		tnick := user.Nick()
+		user.Send(nil, source, "PRIVMSG", tnick, message)
 		if client.capabilities.Has(caps.EchoMessage) {
-			rb.Add(nil, source, "PRIVMSG", user.nick, message)
+			rb.Add(nil, source, "PRIVMSG", tnick, message)
 		}
 		if user.HasMode(modes.Away) {
 			//TODO(dan): possibly implement cooldown of away notifications to users
-			rb.Add(nil, server.name, RPL_AWAY, user.nick, user.awayMessage)
+			rb.Add(nil, server.name, RPL_AWAY, cnick, tnick, user.AwayMessage())
 		}
 	}
 }