diff --git a/lorebot/lorebot.go b/lorebot/lorebot.go
index a3096d1..507f9ad 100644
--- a/lorebot/lorebot.go
+++ b/lorebot/lorebot.go
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ func dynamicCommandHandler(rtm *slack.RTM, ev *slack.MessageEvent, redisClient *
 		rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage("command not yet supported", ev.Channel))
 	case "rek":
 		s := strings.SplitN(string(ev.Text), " ", 2)
-		rekhandler(redisClient, rtm, ev, s[1])
+		rekhandler(rtm, ev, s[1], redisClient)
 	case "gnu":
 		s := strings.SplitN(string(ev.Text), " ", 2)
-		gnuhandler(redisClient, rtm, ev, s[1])
+		gnuhandler(rtm, ev, s[1])
 	case "created":
 		rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage("command not yet supported", ev.Channel))
 	case "owner":
@@ -238,13 +238,13 @@ func contenthandler(rtm *slack.RTM, ev *slack.MessageEvent, message, queryType s
 	}
 }
 
-func rekhandler(redisClient *redis.Client, rtm *slack.RTM, ev *slack.MessageEvent, target string) {
+func rekhandler(rtm *slack.RTM, ev *slack.MessageEvent, target string, redisClient *redis.Client) {
 	rektBit, _ := redisClient.SRandMember("index:rekt").Result()
 	rekFmt := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", target, rektBit)
 	rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage(rekFmt, ev.Channel))
 }
 
-func gnuhandler(redisClient *redis.Client, rtm *slack.RTM, ev *slack.MessageEvent, target string) {
+func gnuhandler(rtm *slack.RTM, ev *slack.MessageEvent, target string) {
 	gnuFmt := fmt.Sprintf("slaps the nonfree software out of %s's hands", target)
 	rtm.SendMessage(rtm.NewOutgoingMessage(gnuFmt, ev.Channel))
 }