diff --git a/plugins/Factoids/plugin.py b/plugins/Factoids/plugin.py
index ab138f4b5..edfda64a9 100644
--- a/plugins/Factoids/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Factoids/plugin.py
@@ -107,10 +107,12 @@ class Factoids(callbacks.Plugin, plugins.ChannelDBHandler):
     def getCommandHelp(self, command):
         method = self.getCommandMethod(command)
         if method.im_func.func_name == 'learn':
-            s = self.registryValue('learnSeparator', dynamic.msg.args[0])
+            chan = None
+            if dynamic.msg is not None:
+                chan = dynamic.msg.args[0]
+            s = self.registryValue('learnSeparator', chan)
             help = callbacks.getHelp
-            if conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.showSimpleSyntax,
-                        dynamic.msg.args[0]):
+            if conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.showSimpleSyntax, chan):
                 help = callbacks.getSyntax
             return help(method,
                         doc=method._fake__doc__ % (s, s),
diff --git a/src/callbacks.py b/src/callbacks.py
index ef24459bb..7db2bfa45 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.py
+++ b/src/callbacks.py
@@ -1200,10 +1200,11 @@ class Commands(BasePlugin):
     def getCommandHelp(self, command):
         method = self.getCommandMethod(command)
         help = getHelp
-        m = dynamic.msg
-        if m is not None:
-            if conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.showSimpleSyntax, m.args[0]):
-                help = getSyntax
+        chan = None
+        if dynamic.msg is not None:
+            chan = dynamic.msg.args[0]
+        if conf.get(conf.supybot.reply.showSimpleSyntax, chan):
+            help = getSyntax
         if hasattr(method, '__doc__'):
             return help(method, name=formatCommand(command))
         else: