diff --git a/dice/ircplugin.py b/dice/ircplugin.py
index 5ccf96a..0f9fa2d 100644
--- a/dice/ircplugin.py
+++ b/dice/ircplugin.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # this breaks yacc, but ply might be happy in py3
 #from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import logging
 import math
 import re
 import random
@@ -14,6 +15,9 @@ import ply.yacc as yacc
 
 from ircbot.lib import Plugin
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 class Dice(Plugin):
 
     """Roll simple or complex dice strings."""
@@ -50,7 +54,11 @@ class Dice(Plugin):
         choices_list = choices.split(' ')
         choice = random.choice(choices_list)
 
-        reply = "{0:s}: {1:s}".format(nick, choice)
+        logger.debug(event._recursing)
+        if event._recursing:
+            reply = "{0:s}".format(choice)
+        else:
+            reply = "{0:s}: {1:s}".format(nick, choice)
         return self.bot.reply(event, reply)
 
     def handle_roll(self, connection, event, match):
@@ -59,7 +67,11 @@ class Dice(Plugin):
         nick = NickMask(event.source).nick
         dicestr = match.group(1)
 
-        reply = "{0:s}: {1:s}".format(nick, self.roller.do_roll(dicestr))
+        logger.debug(event._recursing)
+        if event._recursing:
+            reply = "{0:s}".format(self.roller.do_roll(dicestr))
+        else:
+            reply = "{0:s}: {1:s}".format(nick, self.roller.do_roll(dicestr))
         return self.bot.reply(event, re.sub(r'(\d+)(.*?\s+)(\(.*?\))', r'\1\214\3', reply))
 
     def handle_ctech(self, connection, event, match):