diff --git a/lib/PBot/Plugin/Wordle.pm b/lib/PBot/Plugin/Wordle.pm
index 7d933597..b2090fff 100644
--- a/lib/PBot/Plugin/Wordle.pm
+++ b/lib/PBot/Plugin/Wordle.pm
@@ -323,11 +323,13 @@ sub wordle($self, $context) {
             }
 
             if (lc $args[0] eq 'on') {
+                my $mode = $self->{$channel}->{hard_mode} ? 'already' : 'now';
                 $self->{$channel}->{hard_mode} = 1;
-                return "Hard mode is now enabled.";
+                return "Hard mode is $mode enabled.";
             } else {
+                my $mode = $self->{$channel}->{hard_mode} ? 'now' : 'already';
                 $self->{$channel}->{hard_mode} = 0;
-                return "Hard mode is now disabled.";
+                return "Hard mode is $mode disabled.";
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm b/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm
index 06257cd5..3a123953 100644
--- a/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm
+++ b/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ use PBot::Imports;
 # These are set by the /misc/update_version script
 use constant {
     BUILD_NAME     => "PBot",
-    BUILD_REVISION => 4889,
-    BUILD_DATE     => "2025-09-04",
+    BUILD_REVISION => 4890,
+    BUILD_DATE     => "2025-09-14",
 };
 
 sub initialize {}