diff --git a/src/handleSpam.js b/src/handleSpam.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4c72f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/handleSpam.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+const phrases = [
+  'Did you know? Zhachev is a twat.',
+  'Zhachev is a poor lonely baby who has been stalking this IRC for over a year. anti-civ 4 lyfe!',
+]
+
+const handleSpam = event => {
+  const phrase = phrases[Math.floor(Math.random() * phrases.length)]
+  return event.reply(phrase)
+}
+
+module.exports = handleSpam
diff --git a/src/spotify.js b/src/spotify.js
index d4235ee..dd1d515 100644
--- a/src/spotify.js
+++ b/src/spotify.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ const chalk = require('chalk')
 require('dotenv').config()
 const { insertTrack } = require('./mpc-commands')
 
+let request = ''
+const handleSpam = require('./handleSpam')
+
 const CLIENT_ID = process.env.CLIENT_ID
 const CLIENT_SECRET = process.env.CLIENT_SECRET
 
@@ -47,29 +50,33 @@ const searchTrack = event => {
 }
 
 const requestTrack = event => {
-  let pattern = /^!request "(.+?)"( artist "(.+?)")?/
-  let match = event.message.match(pattern)
-  if (!match)
-    return event.reply(
-      'Incorrect syntax. Use !request "track name" artist "artist name" (artist and artist name optional)'
-    )
+  if (event.message === request) return handleSpam(event)
+  else {
+    request = event.message
+    let pattern = /^!request "(.+?)"( artist "(.+?)")?/
+    let match = event.message.match(pattern)
+    if (!match)
+      return event.reply(
+        'Incorrect syntax. Use !request "track name" artist "artist name" (artist and artist name optional)'
+      )
 
-  let query = match[1]
-  if (match[3]) query += ` artist:${match[3]}`
-  //printQuery(query)
-  spotify.search({ type: 'track', query }).then(data => {
-    if (!data || !data.tracks) return event.reply('Something went wrong.')
-    if (data.tracks.total === 0) return event.reply('No results.')
-    const { trackName, artistName, albumName, uri } = parseTrackData(
-      data.tracks
-    )
-    printTrackData(trackName, artistName, albumName, uri)
-    const { error } = insertTrack(uri)
-    if (error) return event.reply('Something went wrong.')
-    const request = `'${trackName}' by ${artistName}`
-    addToPlaylist(event.nick, `${uri} # ${request}`)
-    event.reply(`Requested ${request}`)
-  })
+    let query = match[1]
+    if (match[3]) query += ` artist:${match[3]}`
+    //printQuery(query)
+    spotify.search({ type: 'track', query }).then(data => {
+      if (!data || !data.tracks) return event.reply('Something went wrong.')
+      if (data.tracks.total === 0) return event.reply('No results.')
+      const { trackName, artistName, albumName, uri } = parseTrackData(
+        data.tracks
+      )
+      printTrackData(trackName, artistName, albumName, uri)
+      const { error } = insertTrack(uri)
+      if (error) return event.reply('Something went wrong.')
+      const request = `'${trackName}' by ${artistName}`
+      addToPlaylist(event.nick, `${uri} # ${request}`)
+      event.reply(`Requested ${request}`)
+    })
+  }
 }
 
 // const printQuery = query => {