diff --git a/modules/IrcAdmin.py b/modules/IrcAdmin.py
index 0610d67..8502e4c 100644
--- a/modules/IrcAdmin.py
+++ b/modules/IrcAdmin.py
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ class IrcAdmin(Module):
             return self.sub_change_nick(connection, event, nick, userhost, replypath, what, admin_unlocked)
 
     def sub_join_channel(self, connection, event, nick, userhost, replypath, what, admin_unlocked):
+        whats = what.split(' ')
+
         channel = whats[1]
         if irclib.is_channel(channel):
             connection.join(channel)
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@ class IrcAdmin(Module):
             return self.reply(connection, replypath, replystr)
 
     def sub_part_channel(self, connection, event, nick, userhost, replypath, what, admin_unlocked):
+        whats = what.split(' ')
+
         channel = whats[1]
         if irclib.is_channel(channel):
             connection.part(channel, ' '.join(whats[2:]))
@@ -93,6 +97,8 @@ class IrcAdmin(Module):
             return self.reply(connection, replypath, replystr)
 
     def sub_quit_irc(self, connection, event, nick, userhost, replypath, what, admin_unlocked):
+        whats = what.split(' ')
+
         if replypath is not None:
             connection.privmsg(replypath, 'quitting')
         connection.quit(' '.join(whats[1:]))
@@ -100,6 +106,8 @@ class IrcAdmin(Module):
         sys.exit()
 
     def sub_autojoin_manipulate(self, connection, event, nick, userhost, replypath, what, admin_unlocked):
+        whats = what.split(' ')
+
         if whats[1] == 'add':
             try:
                 # get existing list
@@ -130,6 +138,8 @@ class IrcAdmin(Module):
         return self.reply(connection, replypath, replystr)
 
     def sub_change_nick(self, connection, event, nick, userhost, replypath, what, admin_unlocked):
+        whats = what.split(' ')
+
         newnick = whats[1]
         connection.nick(newnick)
         self.config.set('dr.botzo', 'nick', newnick)