diff --git a/others/dictclient.py b/others/dictclient.py
index 63b87860e..30575ca58 100644
--- a/others/dictclient.py
+++ b/others/dictclient.py
@@ -23,12 +23,7 @@ version = '1.0'
 def dequote(s):
     """Will remove single or double quotes from the start and end of a string
     and return the result."""
-    quotechars = "'\""
-    while s and s[0] in quotechars:
-        s = s[1:]
-    while str and str[-1] in quotechars:
-        s = s[0:-1]
-    return s
+    return s.strip('\'"')
 
 def enquote(s):
     """This function will put a string in double quotes, properly
diff --git a/plugins/Dict.py b/plugins/Dict.py
index 98979bcd1..47ce8d1ac 100644
--- a/plugins/Dict.py
+++ b/plugins/Dict.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class Dict(callbacks.Privmsg, plugins.Configurable):
         """
         try:
             conn = dictclient.Connection(self.configurables.get('server'))
-            dbs = conf.getdbdescs()
+            dbs = conn.getdbdescs().keys()
             dbs.sort()
             irc.reply(msg, utils.commaAndify(dbs))
         except socket.timeout:
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class Dict(callbacks.Privmsg, plugins.Configurable):
         """
         try:
             conn = dictclient.Connection(self.configurables.get('server'))
-            dbs = conf.getdbdescs()
+            dbs = conn.getdbdescs().keys()
             irc.reply(msg, random.choice(dbs))
         except socket.timeout:
             irc.error(msg, replyTimeout)