diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
index 2768b566e..e09eb9679 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class EssentialsPlayerListener extends PlayerListener
 		updateCompass(user);
 		if (ess.getSettings().changeDisplayName())
 		{
-			user.setDisplayNick(user.getNick());
+			user.setDisplayNick();
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class EssentialsPlayerListener extends PlayerListener
 		user.updateActivity(true);
 		if (ess.getSettings().changeDisplayName())
 		{
-			user.setDisplayNick(user.getNick());
+			user.setDisplayNick();
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class EssentialsPlayerListener extends PlayerListener
 
 		if (ess.getSettings().changeDisplayName())
 		{
-			user.setDisplayNick(user.getNick());
+			user.setDisplayNick();
 		}
 		user.setLastLoginAddress(user.getAddress().getAddress().getHostAddress());
 		user.updateActivity(false);
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public class EssentialsPlayerListener extends PlayerListener
 		final User user = ess.getUser(event.getPlayer());
 		if (ess.getSettings().changeDisplayName())
 		{
-			user.setDisplayNick(user.getNick());
+			user.setDisplayNick();
 		}
 		updateCompass(user);
 	}
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
index f4ded533c..8a5dd3138 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public class User extends UserData implements Comparable<User>, IReplyTo, IUser
 		return teleportRequestHere;
 	}
 
-	public String getNick()
+	public String getNick(boolean addprefixsuffix)
 	{
 		final StringBuilder nickname = new StringBuilder();
 		final String nick = getNickname();
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ public class User extends UserData implements Comparable<User>, IReplyTo, IUser
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (ess.getSettings().addPrefixSuffix())
+		if (addprefixsuffix && ess.getSettings().addPrefixSuffix())
 		{
 			if (!ess.getSettings().disablePrefix())
 			{
@@ -284,10 +284,15 @@ public class User extends UserData implements Comparable<User>, IReplyTo, IUser
 		return nickname.toString();
 	}
 
-	public void setDisplayNick(String name)
+	public void setDisplayNick()
 	{
+		String name = getNick(true);
 		setDisplayName(name);
 		if (name.length() > 16)
+		{
+			name = getNick(false);
+		}
+		if (name.length() > 16)
 		{
 			name = name.substring(0, name.charAt(15) == '§' ? 15 : 16);
 		}
@@ -306,7 +311,7 @@ public class User extends UserData implements Comparable<User>, IReplyTo, IUser
 	{
 		if (!(base instanceof OfflinePlayer) && ess.getSettings().changeDisplayName())
 		{
-			setDisplayNick(getNick());
+			setDisplayNick();
 		}
 		return super.getDisplayName() == null ? super.getName() : super.getDisplayName();
 	}
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnick.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnick.java
index e3e9d0b67..fa46cf3d4 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnick.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnick.java
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ public class Commandnick extends EssentialsCommand
 		}
 		else if ("off".equalsIgnoreCase(nick) || target.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(nick))
 		{
-			target.setDisplayNick(target.getName());
 			target.setNickname(null);
+			target.setDisplayNick();
 			target.sendMessage(Util.i18n("nickNoMore"));
 		}
 		else
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ public class Commandnick extends EssentialsCommand
 				}
 			}
 
-			target.setDisplayNick(ess.getSettings().getNicknamePrefix() + formattedNick);
 			target.setNickname(formattedNick);
+			target.setDisplayNick();
 			target.sendMessage(Util.format("nickSet", target.getDisplayName() + "§7."));
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandwhois.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandwhois.java
index b8081d04e..c99503eef 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandwhois.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandwhois.java
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ public class Commandwhois extends EssentialsCommand
 			{
 				continue;
 			}
-			final String displayName = ChatColor.stripColor(user.getNick());
-			if (!whois.equalsIgnoreCase(displayName)
-				&& !whois.equalsIgnoreCase(displayName.substring(prefixLength))
+			final String nickName = ChatColor.stripColor(user.getNickname());
+			if (!whois.equalsIgnoreCase(nickName)
+				&& !whois.substring(prefixLength).equalsIgnoreCase(nickName)
 				&& !whois.equalsIgnoreCase(user.getName()))
 			{
 				continue;