diff --git a/bot.sh b/bot.sh
index 298f6fb..02ba138 100755
--- a/bot.sh
+++ b/bot.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ if [ "$(whoami)" = "root" ]; then
 fi
 [ -f functions.sh ] && source functions.sh
 [ -f bot.cfg ] && source bot.cfg
+export allowList
+export ignoreList
 input=".botinput"
 
 close_bot() {
diff --git a/functions.sh b/functions.sh
index fd87028..5c92f8f 100644
--- a/functions.sh
+++ b/functions.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ shift
 echo -en "${msg}$@\r\n" | tee -a "$input"
 }
 
+nick()
+{
+  local msg="NICK $1"
+shift
+echo -en "${msg}\r\n" | tee -a "$input"
+}
+
 reply()
 {
 shift
diff --git a/modules/nick/nick.sh b/modules/nick/nick.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..79b3e9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/nick/nick.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[ -f functions.sh ] && source functions.sh
+
+user=$1
+shift
+shift
+if [[ "$user" =~ $allowList ]]; then
+    nick $1
+fi