diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandcustomtext.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandcustomtext.java
index 7e3acd643..8f08e3ce0 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandcustomtext.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandcustomtext.java
@@ -18,8 +18,13 @@ public class Commandcustomtext extends EssentialsCommand
 
 	@Override
 	protected void run(final Server server, final CommandSource sender, final String commandLabel, final String[] args) throws Exception
-	{
-		final IText input = new TextInput(sender, "custom", true, ess);
+	{			
+		if (sender.isPlayer())
+		{
+			ess.getUser(sender.getPlayer()).setDisplayNick();
+		}
+		
+		final IText input = new TextInput(sender, "custom", true, ess);		
 		final IText output = new KeywordReplacer(input, sender, ess);
 		final TextPager pager = new TextPager(output);
 		String chapter = commandLabel;
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandhelp.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandhelp.java
index 87e2c5b15..d037c3c79 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandhelp.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandhelp.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class Commandhelp extends EssentialsCommand
 		}
 		else
 		{
+			user.setDisplayNick();
 			output = new KeywordReplacer(input, user.getSource(), ess);
 		}
 		final TextPager pager = new TextPager(output);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandinfo.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandinfo.java
index a8b10cf36..2ee915f7c 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandinfo.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandinfo.java
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ public class Commandinfo extends EssentialsCommand
 	@Override
 	protected void run(final Server server, final CommandSource sender, final String commandLabel, final String[] args) throws Exception
 	{
+		if (sender.isPlayer())
+		{
+			ess.getUser(sender.getPlayer()).setDisplayNick();
+		}
+		
 		final IText input = new TextInput(sender, "info", true, ess);
 		final IText output = new KeywordReplacer(input, sender, ess);
 		final TextPager pager = new TextPager(output);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmotd.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmotd.java
index bbab26ab0..58c8da669 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmotd.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmotd.java
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ public class Commandmotd extends EssentialsCommand
 	@Override
 	public void run(final Server server, final CommandSource sender, final String commandLabel, final String[] args) throws Exception
 	{
+		if (sender.isPlayer())
+		{
+			ess.getUser(sender.getPlayer()).setDisplayNick();
+		}
+		
 		final IText input = new TextInput(sender, "motd", true, ess);
 		final IText output = new KeywordReplacer(input, sender, ess);
 		final TextPager pager = new TextPager(output);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandrules.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandrules.java
index 2a3e7a464..51ca08053 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandrules.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandrules.java
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ public class Commandrules extends EssentialsCommand
 	@Override
 	public void run(final Server server, final CommandSource sender, final String commandLabel, final String[] args) throws Exception
 	{
+		if (sender.isPlayer())
+		{
+			ess.getUser(sender.getPlayer()).setDisplayNick();
+		}
+		
 		final IText input = new TextInput(sender, "rules", true, ess);
 		final IText output = new KeywordReplacer(input, sender, ess);
 		final TextPager pager = new TextPager(output);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignInfo.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignInfo.java
index 9d6ef8da0..d890b521d 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignInfo.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignInfo.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public class SignInfo extends EssentialsSign
 		final IText input;
 		try
 		{
+			player.setDisplayNick();
 			input = new TextInput(player.getSource(), "info", true, ess);
 			final IText output = new KeywordReplacer(input, player.getSource(), ess);
 			final TextPager pager = new TextPager(output);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/textreader/KeywordReplacer.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/textreader/KeywordReplacer.java
index 73dbf0538..683a1fe00 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/textreader/KeywordReplacer.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/textreader/KeywordReplacer.java
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ public class KeywordReplacer implements IText
 		if (sender.isPlayer())
 		{
 			user = ess.getUser(sender.getPlayer());
-			//This is just so any displayname lookups below show the correct nickname
-			user.setDisplayNick();
 		}
 		execTimer.mark("User Grab");
 
diff --git a/EssentialsSpawn/src/com/earth2me/essentials/spawn/EssentialsSpawnPlayerListener.java b/EssentialsSpawn/src/com/earth2me/essentials/spawn/EssentialsSpawnPlayerListener.java
index 648ba33e3..67ef6c28e 100644
--- a/EssentialsSpawn/src/com/earth2me/essentials/spawn/EssentialsSpawnPlayerListener.java
+++ b/EssentialsSpawn/src/com/earth2me/essentials/spawn/EssentialsSpawnPlayerListener.java
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public class EssentialsSpawnPlayerListener implements Listener
 
 				LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, "New player join");
 			}
-		});
+		}, 2L);
 	}
 
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class EssentialsSpawnPlayerListener implements Listener
 		@Override
 		public void run()
 		{
-			if (user.getBase() instanceof OfflinePlayer)
+			if (user.getBase() instanceof OfflinePlayer || !user.getBase().isOnline())
 			{
 				return;
 			}