diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmsg.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmsg.java
index e8fabd137..f2fdfcc33 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmsg.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandmsg.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class Commandmsg extends EssentialsLoopCommand {
         if (sender.isPlayer()) {
             User user = ess.getUser(sender.getPlayer());
             if (user.isMuted()) {
-                throw new Exception(tl("voiceSilenced"));
+                throw new Exception(user.hasMuteReason() ? tl("voiceSilencedReason", user.getMuteReason()) : tl("voiceSilenced"));
             }
             message = FormatUtil.formatMessage(user, "essentials.msg", message);
             canWildcard = user.isAuthorized("essentials.msg.multiple");
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandseen.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandseen.java
index 4791ce623..afaf903ab 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandseen.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandseen.java
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ public class Commandseen extends EssentialsCommand {
         if (user.isMuted()) {
             sender.sendMessage(user.hasMuteReason() ? (tl("whoisMutedReason", (user.getMuteTimeout() > 0 ? DateUtil.formatDateDiff(user.getMuteTimeout()) : tl("true")), user.getMuteReason())) :
                     tl("whoisMuted", (user.getMuteTimeout() > 0 ? DateUtil.formatDateDiff(user.getMuteTimeout()) : tl("true"))));
-            sender.sendMessage(tl("whoisMuted", (user.getMuteTimeout() > 0 ? DateUtil.formatDateDiff(user.getMuteTimeout()) : tl("true"))));
         }
         final String location = user.getGeoLocation();
         if (location != null && (!(sender.isPlayer()) || ess.getUser(sender.getPlayer()).isAuthorized("essentials.geoip.show"))) {