diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5df4c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bridge.db
+bridge.log
diff --git a/modules/ircclient/ircclient.rb b/modules/ircclient/ircclient.rb
index 2573a4d..5902110 100644
--- a/modules/ircclient/ircclient.rb
+++ b/modules/ircclient/ircclient.rb
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ def handle_user_input(msg)
         else
           unless @channel == nil
             @sock.write("PRIVMSG #{@channel.name} :#{msg}\n")
-            reply_user(@jid, "sent to: #{@channel.name}", "std")
+            # reply_user(@jid, "sent to: #{@channel.name}", "std")
           else
             reply_user(@jid, "not active on a channel: use .c or .j", "std")
           end
@@ -926,10 +926,12 @@ def send_to_user
           mode = $5
           target = $6 
           user = get_user_from_nick(target)
-          if mode == "+o"
-            user.op = true
-          elsif mode == "-o"
-            user.op = false
+          if !user.nil?
+            if mode == "+o"
+              user.op = true
+            elsif mode == "-o"
+              user.op = false
+            end
           end
           mode_msg = "*** [#{channel_name}] MODE #{mode} #{target} by #{nick}"
           reply_user(@jid, mode_msg.chomp, "std")
diff --git a/modules/main/main.rb b/modules/main/main.rb
index e5557c0..bb98980 100755
--- a/modules/main/main.rb
+++ b/modules/main/main.rb
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def presence_updates_handler(contact,presence)
           seen = Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
           $db.execute("UPDATE roster SET lastseen='#{seen}' WHERE rjid='" + sql_sanitize(ujid) + "'")
           #quit_bridged_app(ujid)
-          leave_lobby(ujid, "unavailable")  
+          #leave_lobby(ujid, "unavailable")  
         end
 
       end
diff --git a/xmppbridge.rb b/xmppbridge.rb
index 94ba4bd..5ecb378 100755
--- a/xmppbridge.rb
+++ b/xmppbridge.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 $bridged_app_timeout = config['timeout'].to_i
 
 # Debuging: true = extensive xmpp output to stderr
-debug_mode = true
+debug_mode = false
 
 # Initial setting for botmasters to see source code for botcmds when
 # they are executed (very noisy when enabled)
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def sql_sanitize(str)
   $db.execute("CREATE INDEX banidx ON bans (jid)")
 
   # populate roster table with default bot masters
-  $db.execute("INSERT INTO roster (rjid,rlvl,rnick,rpasswd,in_lobby) VALUES ('#{$default_master}','owner','Steve','foobar99', '1')")
+  $db.execute("INSERT INTO roster (rjid,rlvl,rnick,rpasswd,in_lobby) VALUES ('#{$default_master}','owner','#{$botnick}','foobar99', '1')")
   $masters << $default_master
   logit("done inserting default master user")