diff --git a/include/misc.h b/include/misc.h
index 3c50333..62332e1 100644
--- a/include/misc.h
+++ b/include/misc.h
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ ChannelList *	BX_prepare_command (int *, char *, int);
 	int	are_you_opped (char *);
 	void	error_not_opped (const char *);
 
-char *get_reason(const char *nick, const char *file);
+char *get_reason(const char *target, const char *nick, const char *file);
+char *get_kick_reason(const char *target, const char *nick);
 char *get_kill_reason(const char *target, const char *nick);
 char *get_realname(const char *nick);
 char *get_signoffreason(const char *nick);
diff --git a/source/banlist.c b/source/banlist.c
index bf879f1..52deded 100644
--- a/source/banlist.c
+++ b/source/banlist.c
@@ -443,13 +443,15 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(multkick)
 	reason = strchr(temp, ':');
 	if (reason)
 		*reason++ = 0;
-	if (!reason || !*reason)
-		reason = get_reason(NULL, NULL);
 
 	while (temp && *temp)
 	{
+		const char *nick = next_arg(temp, &temp);
+		const char *this_reason = reason && *reason ? reason : 
+			get_kick_reason(nick, get_server_nickname(server));
+
 		my_send_to_server(server, "KICK %s %s :\002%s\002", chan->channel,
-			       next_arg(temp, &temp), reason);
+			nick, this_reason);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -729,7 +731,9 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(mknu)
 		if (nicks->userlist || (nick_isop(nicks) && !kickops) || isme(nicks->nick))
 			continue;
 		count++;
-		send_to_server("KICK %s %s :(non-users) \002%s\002", chan->channel, nicks->nick, rest ? rest : get_reason(nicks->nick, NULL));
+		my_send_to_server(server, "KICK %s %s :(non-users) \002%s\002", 
+			chan->channel, nicks->nick, rest ? rest : 
+			get_kick_reason(nicks->nick, get_server_nickname(server)));
 	}
 	if (!count)
 		say("No matches for masskick of non-users on %s", chan->channel);
@@ -774,7 +778,7 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(masskickban)
 	else
 		strcpy(tempbuf, spec);
 
-	send_to_server("MODE %s +b %s", chan->channel, tempbuf);
+	my_send_to_server(server, "MODE %s +b %s", chan->channel, tempbuf);
 	for (nicks = next_nicklist(chan, NULL); nicks; nicks = next_nicklist(chan, nicks))
 	{
 		*buffer = '\0';
@@ -783,7 +787,9 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(masskickban)
 		   !isme(nicks->nick) && wild_match(tempbuf, buffer))
 		{
 			count++;
-			send_to_server("KICK %s %s :(%s) \002%s\002", chan->channel, nicks->nick, spec, rest ? rest : get_reason(nicks->nick, NULL));
+			my_send_to_server(server, "KICK %s %s :(%s) \002%s\002", chan->channel, 
+				nicks->nick, spec, rest ? rest : 
+				get_kick_reason(nicks->nick, get_server_nickname(server)));
 		}
 	}
 	if (!count)
@@ -968,10 +974,10 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(dokick)
 	if (args && *args)
 		reason = args;
 	else
-		reason = get_reason(spec, NULL);
+		reason = get_kick_reason(spec, get_server_nickname(server));
 
 	set_display_target(chan->channel, LOG_KICK);
-	send_to_server("KICK %s %s :%s", chan->channel, spec, reason);
+	my_send_to_server(server, "KICK %s %s :%s", chan->channel, spec, reason);
 	reset_display_target();
 }
 
@@ -1043,13 +1049,13 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(kickban)
 			host = strchr(user, '@');
 			*host++ = 0;
 			if (kick_first)
-				send_to_server("KICK %s %s :%s\r\nMODE %s +b %s", 
-					chan->channel, nicks->nick, rest ? rest : get_reason(nicks->nick, NULL),
+				my_send_to_server(server, "KICK %s %s :%s\r\nMODE %s +b %s", 
+					chan->channel, nicks->nick, rest ? rest : get_kick_reason(nicks->nick, get_server_nickname(server)),
 					chan->channel, ban_it(nicks->nick, user, host, nicks->ip));
 			else
-				send_to_server("MODE %s -o+b %s %s\r\nKICK %s %s :%s", 
+				my_send_to_server(server, "MODE %s -o+b %s %s\r\nKICK %s %s :%s", 
 					chan->channel, nicks->nick, ban_it(nicks->nick, user, host, nicks->ip),
-					chan->channel, nicks->nick, rest ? rest : get_reason(nicks->nick, NULL));
+					chan->channel, nicks->nick, rest ? rest : get_kick_reason(nicks->nick, get_server_nickname(server)));
 			count++;
 			if (time >= 0)
 				add_timer(0, empty_string, time * 1000.0, 1, timer_unban, 
diff --git a/source/commands.c b/source/commands.c
index 12acb3a..1a9b53c 100644
--- a/source/commands.c
+++ b/source/commands.c
@@ -3669,25 +3669,22 @@ BUILT_IN_COMMAND(send_kill)
 
 BUILT_IN_COMMAND(send_kick)
 {
-	char	*kickee,
-		*comment,
-		*channel = NULL;
-ChannelList *chan;
-int server = from_server;
- 	
+	const char *kickee, *comment;
+	char *channel;
+	ChannelList *chan;
+	int server = from_server;
 	
-        if (!(channel = next_arg(args, &args)))
+	if (!(channel = next_arg(args, &args)))
 		return;
-        
-        if (!(kickee = next_arg(args, &args)))
+	
+	if (!(kickee = next_arg(args, &args)))
  		return;
 
-        comment = args?args:get_reason(kickee, NULL);
-
 	reset_display_target();
-	if (!(chan = prepare_command(&server, (channel && !strcmp(channel, "*"))?NULL:channel, NEED_OP)))
+	if (!(chan = prepare_command(&server, !strcmp(channel, "*") ? NULL : channel, NEED_OP)))
 		return;
 
+	comment = args ? args : get_kick_reason(kickee, get_server_nickname(server));
 	my_send_to_server(server, "%s %s %s :%s", command, chan->channel, kickee, comment);
 }
 
diff --git a/source/functions.c b/source/functions.c
index 9768659..9aedc11 100644
--- a/source/functions.c
+++ b/source/functions.c
@@ -5081,9 +5081,9 @@ char *blah;
 
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_getreason, word)
 {
-char *nick = NULL;
+	char *nick = NULL;
 	GET_STR_ARG(nick, word);
-	RETURN_STR(get_reason(nick, word));
+	RETURN_STR(get_reason(nick, get_server_nickname(from_server), word));
 }
 
 BUILT_IN_FUNCTION(function_chmod, words)
diff --git a/source/misc.c b/source/misc.c
index f9d741a..3de799f 100644
--- a/source/misc.c
+++ b/source/misc.c
@@ -1786,7 +1786,8 @@ static char *fread_random(const char *filename, char *line, size_t len)
 
 /* Read a random text format from a file, convert it and strip it.  A default
    format is supplied if a format cannot be read from the file. 
-   arg0 and arg1 replace $0 and $1 in the format. */
+   arg0 and arg1 replace $0 and $1 in the format.
+ */
 static char *random_text(const char *filename, const char *arg0,
 	const char *arg1, const char *default_format)
 {
@@ -1799,24 +1800,40 @@ static char *random_text(const char *filename, const char *arg0,
 	return stripansicodes(convert_output_format(format, "%s %s", arg0, arg1));
 }	
 
-char *get_reason(const char *nick, const char *file)
+/* Get a random reason from a specific reason file, defaulting to the kick
+ * file if none passed.  Format it using target and nick to replace $0 and $1.
+ */
+char *get_reason(const char *target, const char *nick, const char *file)
 {
 	if (!file || !*file)
 		file = DEFAULT_BITCHX_KICK_FILE;
 
-	return random_text(file, nick ? nick : "error", get_server_nickname(from_server), get_string_var(DEFAULT_REASON_VAR));
+	return random_text(file, target, nick, get_string_var(DEFAULT_REASON_VAR));
 }
 
+/* Get a random kick reason.  Format it using target and nick to replace $0
+ * and $1.
+ */
+char *get_kick_reason(const char *target, const char *nick)
+{
+	return get_reason(target, nick, NULL);
+}
+
+/* Get a random kill reason.  Format it using target and nick to replace $0
+ * and $1.
+ */
 char *get_kill_reason(const char *target, const char *nick)
 {
     return random_text(DEFAULT_BITCHX_KILL_FILE, target, nick, get_string_var(DEFAULT_REASON_VAR));
 }
 
+/* Get a random ircname.  Format it using nick to replace $0 and $1. */
 char *get_realname(const char *nick)
 {
 	return random_text(DEFAULT_BITCHX_IRCNAME_FILE, nick, nick, "Who cares?");
 }
 
+/* Get a quit reason.  Format it using nick to replace $0 and $1. */
 char *get_signoffreason(const char *nick)
 {
 	return random_text(DEFAULT_BITCHX_QUIT_FILE, nick, nick, "$0 has no reason");