diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
index 3a6b5868b..c52d9631e 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
@@ -81,12 +81,8 @@ public class EssentialsPlayerListener implements Listener {
         if (user.isMuted()) {
             event.setCancelled(true);
 
-            if (user.getMuteReason().equals ("")) {
-                user.sendMessage(tl("voiceSilenced"));
-            }
-            else {
-                user.sendMessage(tl("voiceSilenced") + tl("muteReason", user.getMuteReason ()));
-            }
+            user.sendMessage(tl("voiceSilenced") + (user.hasMuteReason() ?
+                    (" " + tl("muteReason", user.getMuteReason())) : ""));
 
             LOGGER.info(tl("mutedUserSpeaks", user.getName(), event.getMessage()));
         }
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserData.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserData.java
index 85b98dcbb..58fd43b44 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserData.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/UserData.java
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ public abstract class UserData extends PlayerExtension implements IConf {
     }
 
     public boolean hasMuteReason(){
-        return getMuteReason().equals("");
+        return !getMuteReason().equals("");
     }
 
     private long muteTimeout;
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandafk.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandafk.java
index 0206dd00e..df5847274 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandafk.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandafk.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class Commandafk extends EssentialsCommand {
         if (message != null && sender != null) {
             if (sender.isMuted()) {
                 throw new Exception(tl("voiceSilenced") + (sender.hasMuteReason() ?
-                        tl("muteReason", sender.getMuteReason()) : ""));
+                        (" " + tl("muteReason", sender.getMuteReason())) : ""));
             }
             if (!sender.isAuthorized("essentials.afk.message")) {
                 throw new Exception(tl("noPermToAFKMessage"));
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmail.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmail.java
index 5e4e5bbf3..a9e188a93 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmail.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmail.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class Commandmail extends EssentialsCommand {
 
             if (user.isMuted()) {
                 throw new Exception(tl("voiceSilenced") + (user.hasMuteReason() ?
-                        tl("muteReason", user.getMuteReason()) : ""));
+                        (" " + tl("muteReason", user.getMuteReason())) : ""));
             }
 
             User u = getPlayer(server, args[1], true, true);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandme.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandme.java
index f41f09d0e..8e954e927 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandme.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandme.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class Commandme extends EssentialsCommand {
     public void run(Server server, User user, String commandLabel, String[] args) throws Exception {
         if (user.isMuted()) {
             throw new Exception(tl("voiceSilenced") + (user.hasMuteReason() ?
-                    tl("muteReason", user.getMuteReason()) : ""));
+                    (" " + tl("muteReason", user.getMuteReason())) : ""));
         }
 
         if (args.length < 1) {
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmute.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmute.java
index 1fa988832..b87ecc07d 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmute.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmute.java
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ public class Commandmute extends EssentialsCommand {
                         sender.sendMessage(tl("mutedPlayerFor", user.getDisplayName(), muteTime));
                         user.sendMessage(tl("playerMutedFor", muteTime));
                     } else {
-                        sender.sendMessage(tl("mutedPlayerFor", user.getDisplayName(), muteTime) + tl("muteReason",user.getMuteReason()));
-                        user.sendMessage(tl("playerMutedFor", muteTime) + tl("muteReason",user.getMuteReason()));
+                        sender.sendMessage(tl("mutedPlayerFor", user.getDisplayName(), muteTime) + " " + tl("muteReason",user.getMuteReason()));
+                        user.sendMessage(tl("playerMutedFor", muteTime) + " " + tl("muteReason",user.getMuteReason()));
                     }
                 } else {
                     if (user.getMuteReason ().equals ("")) {
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ public class Commandmute extends EssentialsCommand {
                         user.sendMessage(tl("playerMuted"));
                     }
                     else {
-                        sender.sendMessage(tl("mutedPlayer", user.getDisplayName()) + tl("muteReason",user.getMuteReason()));
+                        sender.sendMessage(tl("mutedPlayer", user.getDisplayName()) + " " + tl("muteReason",user.getMuteReason()));
                         /** Send the player a message, why they were muted **/
-                        user.sendMessage(tl("playerMuted")+ tl("muteReason",user.getMuteReason()));
+                        user.sendMessage(tl("playerMuted") + " " + tl("muteReason",user.getMuteReason()));
                     }
                 }
                 final String message;
@@ -104,14 +104,14 @@ public class Commandmute extends EssentialsCommand {
                         message = tl("muteNotifyFor", sender.getSender().getName(), user.getName(), muteTime);
                     }
                     else {
-                        message = (tl("muteNotifyFor", sender.getSender().getName(), user.getName(), muteTime)  + tl("muteReason",user.getMuteReason()));
+                        message = (tl("muteNotifyFor", sender.getSender().getName(), user.getName(), muteTime) + " " + tl("muteReason",user.getMuteReason()));
                     }
                 } else {
                     if (user.getMuteReason ().equals ("")) {
                         message = tl("muteNotify", sender.getSender().getName(), user.getName());
                     }
                     else {
-                        message = (tl("muteNotify", sender.getSender().getName(), user.getName()) + tl("muteReason",user.getMuteReason()));
+                        message = (tl("muteNotify", sender.getSender().getName(), user.getName()) + " " + tl("muteReason",user.getMuteReason()));
                     }
                 }
                 server.getLogger().log(Level.INFO, message);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandr.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandr.java
index 9b997ca1f..2e251c666 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandr.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandr.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class Commandr extends EssentialsCommand {
 
             if (user.isMuted()) {
                 throw new Exception(tl("voiceSilenced") + (user.hasMuteReason() ?
-                        tl("muteReason", user.getMuteReason()) : ""));
+                        (" " + tl("muteReason", user.getMuteReason())) : ""));
             }
 
             message = FormatUtil.formatMessage(user, "essentials.msg", message);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandseen.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandseen.java
index 41a8f0501..601044f97 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandseen.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandseen.java
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ public class Commandseen extends EssentialsCommand {
             sender.sendMessage(tl("whoisJail", (user.getJailTimeout() > 0 ? DateUtil.formatDateDiff(user.getJailTimeout()) : tl("true"))));
         }
         if (user.isMuted()) {
-            throw new Exception(tl("whoisMuted", (user.getMuteTimeout() > 0 ? DateUtil.formatDateDiff(user.getMuteTimeout()) : tl("true"))) + (user.hasMuteReason() ?
-                    tl("muteReason", user.getMuteReason()) : ""));
+            sender.sendMessage(tl("whoisMuted", (user.getMuteTimeout() > 0 ? DateUtil.formatDateDiff(user.getMuteTimeout()) : tl("true"))) + (user.hasMuteReason() ?
+                    (" " + tl("muteReason", user.getMuteReason())) : ""));
         }
         final String location = user.getGeoLocation();
         if (location != null && (!(sender.isPlayer()) || ess.getUser(sender.getPlayer()).isAuthorized("essentials.geoip.show"))) {
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandwhois.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandwhois.java
index d9598f77c..be4d65c78 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandwhois.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandwhois.java
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ public class Commandwhois extends EssentialsCommand {
             sender.sendMessage(tl("whoisAFK", tl("false")));
         }
         sender.sendMessage(tl("whoisJail", (user.isJailed() ? user.getJailTimeout() > 0 ? DateUtil.formatDateDiff(user.getJailTimeout()) : tl("true") : tl("false"))));
-        throw new Exception(tl("voiceSilenced") + (user.hasMuteReason() ?
-                tl("muteReason", user.getMuteReason()) : ""));
+        sender.sendMessage(tl("whoisMuted") + (user.hasMuteReason() ?
+                (" " + tl("muteReason", user.getMuteReason())) : ""));
     }
 
     @Override