diff --git a/ircbot/modules/Seen.py b/ircbot/modules/Seen.py
index 31f05b9..cba04a1 100644
--- a/ircbot/modules/Seen.py
+++ b/ircbot/modules/Seen.py
@@ -72,16 +72,16 @@ class Seen(Module):
     def seen(self, nick, userhost, event, from_admin, groups):
         """Report on when a nick was last seen in a channel."""
 
-        nick, = groups
+        query_nick, = groups
         source = event.target()
         try:
-            seen_nick = SeenNick.objects.get(nick=nick, channel=source)
+            seen_nick = SeenNick.objects.get(nick=query_nick, channel=source)
             local_time = timezone.localtime(seen_nick.seen_time).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z')
             return self.irc.reply(event,
                                   "last saw {0:s} in {1:s} at {2:s} saying '{3:s}'."
                                   "".format(seen_nick.nick, seen_nick.channel,
                                             local_time, seen_nick.what))
         except SeenNick.DoesNotExist:
-            return self.irc.reply(event, "i have not seen {0:s} in {1:s}.".format(nick, source))
+            return self.irc.reply(event, "i have not seen {0:s} in {1:s}.".format(query_nick, source))
 
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