diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandkill.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandkill.java
index 566cb69d5..77994f156 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandkill.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandkill.java
@@ -24,15 +24,14 @@ public class Commandkill extends EssentialsCommand
 
 		for (Player matchPlayer : server.matchPlayer(args[0]))
 		{
-			final EntityDamageEvent ede = new EntityDamageEvent(matchPlayer, sender instanceof Player && ((Player)sender).getName().equals(matchPlayer.getName()) ? EntityDamageEvent.DamageCause.SUICIDE : EntityDamageEvent.DamageCause.CUSTOM, 1000);
+			final EntityDamageEvent ede = new EntityDamageEvent(matchPlayer, sender instanceof Player && ((Player)sender).getName().equals(matchPlayer.getName()) ? EntityDamageEvent.DamageCause.SUICIDE : EntityDamageEvent.DamageCause.CUSTOM, Short.MAX_VALUE);
 			server.getPluginManager().callEvent(ede);
 			if (ede.isCancelled() && !sender.hasPermission("essentials.kill.force"))
 			{
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			matchPlayer.damage(1000);
-			matchPlayer.setHealth(0);
+			matchPlayer.damage(Short.MAX_VALUE);
 			sender.sendMessage(_("kill", matchPlayer.getDisplayName()));
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandsuicide.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandsuicide.java
index ab5643953..84c9fc489 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandsuicide.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandsuicide.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.earth2me.essentials.commands;
 import static com.earth2me.essentials.I18n._;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.User;
 import org.bukkit.Server;
+import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityDamageEvent;
 
 
 public class Commandsuicide extends EssentialsCommand
@@ -15,7 +16,9 @@ public class Commandsuicide extends EssentialsCommand
 	@Override
 	public void run(final Server server, final User user, final String commandLabel, final String[] args) throws Exception
 	{
-		user.setHealth(0);
+		EntityDamageEvent ede = new EntityDamageEvent(user.getBase(), EntityDamageEvent.DamageCause.SUICIDE, Short.MAX_VALUE);
+		server.getPluginManager().callEvent(ede);
+		user.damage(Short.MAX_VALUE);
 		user.sendMessage(_("suicideMessage"));
 		user.setDisplayNick();
 		ess.broadcastMessage(user,_("suicideSuccess", user.getDisplayName()));