diff --git a/lorebot/lorebot.go b/lorebot/lorebot.go
index 4d4c465..472dd22 100644
--- a/lorebot/lorebot.go
+++ b/lorebot/lorebot.go
@@ -136,16 +136,6 @@ func initRedisConnection() (*redis.Client, error) {
 }
 
 func dynamicCommandHandler(rtm *slack.RTM, ev *slack.MessageEvent, redisClient *redis.Client) {
-	//nick := ev.User
-	//fmt.Printf("%s", ev.User)
-	user, err := rtm.GetUserInfo(ev.User)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("%s\n", err)
-		return
-	}
-	println(user.Name)
-	nick := fmt.Sprintf("%s", user.Name)
-
 	message := ev.Text
 	if strings.Count(message, " ") < 1 {
 		glogger.Debug.Println("not proper syntax")
@@ -166,7 +156,7 @@ func dynamicCommandHandler(rtm *slack.RTM, ev *slack.MessageEvent, redisClient *
 			rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage("not proper syntax", ev.Channel))
 			return
 		}
-		newhandler(rtm, ev, nick, content, "lore", redisClient)
+		newhandler(rtm, ev, content, "lore", redisClient)
 	case "rmlore":
 		rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage("command not yet supported", ev.Channel))
 	case "rek":
@@ -388,8 +378,16 @@ func lorestatus(rtm *slack.RTM, ev *slack.MessageEvent, redisClient *redis.Clien
 	rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage(status, ev.Channel))
 }
 
-func newhandler(rtm *slack.RTM, ev *slack.MessageEvent, nick, message, newType string, redisClient *redis.Client) {
-	err := loreNewString(nick, message, newType, redisClient)
+func newhandler(rtm *slack.RTM, ev *slack.MessageEvent, message, newType string, redisClient *redis.Client) {
+	// get nick from slack api
+	user, err := rtm.GetUserInfo(ev.User)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("%s\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+	nick := fmt.Sprintf("%s", user.Name)
+
+	err = loreNewString(nick, message, newType, redisClient)
 	if err == nil {
 		rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage("entry created", ev.Channel))
 	} else {