diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d344ba6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+config.json
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 6510d618..1f6c7dae 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ gem 'prime'
 gem 'pastebinrb'
 gem 'ascii-image'
 gem 'rmagick' 
-#gem 'mongo' #lol this one is actually really fucking important js
+gem 'mongo' #lol this one is actually really fucking important js
 gem 'extralite' #sqlitle never wants to instawall
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index c76c4078..75018c4c 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ GEM
     ascii-image (0.1.5)
       rainbow (~> 3.0, >= 3.0.0)
       rmagick (~> 2.16, >= 2.16.0)
+    bson (4.12.1)
     cinch (2.3.4)
+    extralite (1.2)
     fmylife (0.6.0)
     forwardable (1.3.2)
+    mongo (2.15.0)
+      bson (>= 4.8.2, < 5.0.0)
     nokogiri (1.11.6-x86_64-linux)
       racc (~> 1.4)
     open-uri (0.1.0)
@@ -29,7 +33,9 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   ansirc
   ascii-image
   cinch
+  extralite
   fmylife
+  mongo
   nokogiri
   open-uri
   pastebin
@@ -39,4 +45,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   shellwords
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   2.2.21
+   2.2.25
diff --git a/classes/Util.rb b/classes/Util.rb
index 8dd4f142..b073e43e 100644
--- a/classes/Util.rb
+++ b/classes/Util.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
 require 'pathname'
 require 'cinch'
+require "json"
 require 'pastebinrb'
 require_relative "Hooks.rb" 
 require_relative "Meta.rb" 
@@ -76,12 +77,18 @@ module Util #utilities and such
     def initialize  
       @@excuses = [];
       @@success = [];
-      @@url = "127.0.0.1:27017"
+      config = JSON.parse(
+        File.open("config.json","r") { |f| f.read() }
+      )
+      mUsr = config['username']
+      mPass = config['password']
+      @@url = "mongodb://#{mUsr}:#{mPass}@127.0.0.1:27017
+      "
       @@mongos = {};
-      @@mongos[:chans] = Mongo::Client.new([@@url], :database => "chans")
-      @@mongos[:extendobot] = Mongo::Client.new([@@url], :database => "extendobot")
-      @@mongos[:acl] = Mongo::Client.new([@@url], :database => "acl")
-      @@mongos[:markov] = Mongo::Client.new([@@url], :database => "markov")
+      @@mongos[:chans] = Mongo::Client.new(@@url, :database => "chans")
+      @@mongos[:extendobot] = Mongo::Client.new(@@url, :database => "extendobot")
+      @@mongos[:acl] = Mongo::Client.new(@@url, :database => "acl")
+      @@mongos[:markov] = Mongo::Client.new(@@url, :database => "markov")
     end
     def getDB(dbn)
       db = @@mongos[dbn.to_sym]
@@ -91,7 +98,7 @@ module Util #utilities and such
         return db
       else
         #puts "initializing connection to #{dbn}"
-        p @@mongos[dbn.to_sym] = Mongo::Client.new([@@url], :database => dbn)
+        p @@mongos[dbn.to_sym] = Mongo::Client.new(@@url, :database => dbn)
         return @@mongos[dbn.to_sym]
       end
     end
@@ -213,11 +220,10 @@ module Util #utilities and such
           c.server_queue_size = 512
           c.messages_per_second = 64
           puts "gotta find thgat nick for #{name} in da game mayne"
-          q = conf.find({ 'key' => 'nick', 'server' => name })#.to_a[0]["val"] 
-          puts "here is a thing: #{q.inspect}"
-          exit
+          nickname = conf.find({ 'key' => 'nick', 'server' => name }).to_a[0]["val"]
+          puts "here is a thing: #{nickname}"
           c.user = "botholejones"
-          c.nick 
+          c.nick = nickname 
           c.realname = "O Shid It Dat Bot!"
           passwd = nil 
           pass = conf.find({ 'key' => 'pass', 'server' => name })
diff --git a/plugins/Markovian.rb b/plugins/Markovian.rb
index 4026979a..4f44edcd 100644
--- a/plugins/Markovian.rb
+++ b/plugins/Markovian.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Markovian
 	end
 
 	def markov(m,length=nil,seed=nil)
-                out = start(m,seed,length == nil ? length : length.to_i)
+    out = start(m,seed,length == nil ? length : length.to_i)
 		puts "markov out:\n\t#{out}"
 		m.reply(out)
 		
@@ -118,13 +118,13 @@ class Markovian
 		return ret
 	end
 		
-        def start(m, seed=nil, words=nil)
+  def start(m, seed=nil, words=nil)
 		db = Util::Util.instance.getCollection("markov","ngrams") 
 		res = ""
 		if(words == nil)
 			words = (4+rand(24).to_i)
 		end
-		words = words > 1024 ? 1024 : words
+		words = words > 256 ? 256 : words
 		#puts "begin markov chainsaw"
 		#puts "start.count: #{words}, start.seed: #{seed}"
 		if seed != nil