diff --git a/omnipresence/connection.py b/omnipresence/connection.py
index 320be79..e525b63 100644
--- a/omnipresence/connection.py
+++ b/omnipresence/connection.py
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ def respond_to(self, msg):
                 deferred = maybeDeferred(plugin.respond_to, msg)
                 if msg.action == 'command':
                     deferred.addCallback(self.buffer_reply, msg)
-                    deferred.addCallback(self.reply_from_buffer, msg)
+                    deferred.addCallback(lambda _: self.reply_from_buffer(msg))
                     deferred.addErrback(self.reply_from_error, msg)
                 else:
                     deferred.addErrback(log.err,
@@ -463,7 +463,6 @@ def buffer_reply(self, response, request):
             raise TypeError('invalid command reply type ' +
                             type(response).__name__)
         self.message_buffers[venue][request.actor.nick] = buf
-        return request.actor.nick
 
     def copy_buffer(self, venue, source, target):
         """Copy a reply buffer from the *source* nick to the *target*
@@ -481,15 +480,14 @@ def copy_buffer(self, venue, source, target):
         self.message_buffers[venue][target] = two
         return two
 
-    def reply_from_buffer(self, nick, request, reply_when_empty=False):
+    def reply_from_buffer(self, request, reply_when_empty=False):
         """Call `.reply` with the next reply from the reply buffer
-        belonging to *nick* in the `~.Message.venue` of the invocation
-        `~.Message` *request*.  Return a
+        corresponding to the invocation `~.Message` *request*.  Return a
         `~twisted.internet.defer.Deferred` yielding either the reply's
         contents, or `None` if no reply was made because of an empty
         reply buffer."""
         venue = PRIVATE_CHANNEL if request.private else request.venue
-        buf = self.copy_buffer(venue, nick, request.actor.nick)
+        buf = self.message_buffers[venue].get(request.actor.nick, [])
         if isinstance(buf, collections.Sequence):
             next_reply = None
             if buf:
diff --git a/omnipresence/plugins/more/__init__.py b/omnipresence/plugins/more/__init__.py
index 2c7d6b3..1cebea0 100644
--- a/omnipresence/plugins/more/__init__.py
+++ b/omnipresence/plugins/more/__init__.py
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@
 
 from ...message import collapse
 from ...plugin import EventPlugin
+from ...settings import PRIVATE_CHANNEL
 
 
 class Default(EventPlugin):
     def on_command(self, msg):
-        msg.connection.reply_from_buffer(msg.content or msg.actor.nick,
-                                         msg, reply_when_empty=True)
+        venue = PRIVATE_CHANNEL if msg.private else msg.venue
+        response = msg.connection.copy_buffer(
+            venue, msg.content or msg.actor.nick, msg.actor.nick)
+        return response or u'No text in buffer.'
 
     def on_cmdhelp(self, msg):
         return collapse("""\
diff --git a/omnipresence/plugins/more/test_more.py b/omnipresence/plugins/more/test_more.py
index 35e8cf6..458facb 100644
--- a/omnipresence/plugins/more/test_more.py
+++ b/omnipresence/plugins/more/test_more.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def setUp(self):
     def assert_reply(self, content, expected, **kwargs):
         kwargs.setdefault('venue', '#foo')
         msg = self.command_message(content, **kwargs)
-        self.command.respond_to(msg)
+        self.connection.respond_to(msg)
         self.assertEqual(self.outgoing.last_seen.content.split(': ', 1)[-1],
                          expected)
 
diff --git a/omnipresence/test/test_command.py b/omnipresence/test/test_command.py
index 93a57eb..36f8fda 100644
--- a/omnipresence/test/test_command.py
+++ b/omnipresence/test/test_command.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ def setUp(self):
 
     def more(self, **kwargs):
         return self.connection.reply_from_buffer(
-            self.other_user.nick,
             self.command_message(
                 '', subaction='more', target=self.other_user.nick, **kwargs),
             reply_when_empty=True)