diff --git a/plugins/Relay.py b/plugins/Relay.py
index 77b470a5f..5a75331ee 100644
--- a/plugins/Relay.py
+++ b/plugins/Relay.py
@@ -140,12 +140,13 @@ class Relay(callbacks.Privmsg):
         that network to other networks.
         """
         abbreviation, server = privmsgs.getArgs(args, needed=2)
+        realIrc = irc.getRealIrc()
         if ':' in server:
             (server, port) = server.split(':')
             port = int(port)
         else:
             port = 6667
-        newIrc = irclib.Irc(irc.nick, callbacks=irc.callbacks)
+        newIrc = irclib.Irc(irc.nick, callbacks=realIrc.callbacks)
         driver = drivers.newDriver((server, port), newIrc)
         newIrc.driver = driver
         self.ircs[abbreviation] = newIrc
diff --git a/src/bot.py b/src/bot.py
index 7a26e0596..a4d950422 100755
--- a/src/bot.py
+++ b/src/bot.py
@@ -58,15 +58,10 @@ class ConfigAfter376(irclib.IrcCallback):
         self.commands = commands
 
     def do376(self, irc, msg):
-        #debug.printf('Firing ConfigAfter376 messages')
         for command in self.commands:
-            #debug.printf(irc.nick)
-            #debug.printf(command)
             msg = ircmsgs.privmsg(irc.nick, command, prefix=irc.prefix)
             irc.queueMsg(msg)
 
-    do377 = do376
-
 def handleConfigFile():
     nick = conf.config['nick']
     user = conf.config['user']
@@ -76,10 +71,7 @@ def handleConfigFile():
     for Class in privmsgs.standardPrivmsgModules:
         callback = Class()
         if hasattr(callback, 'configure'):
-            fakeIrc = callback.configure()
-        # This is mostly a hack to make sure the load command works.
-        for cb in fakeIrc.callbacks:  # Should most always be empty.
-            irc.addCallback(cb)
+            callback.configure(irc)
         irc.addCallback(callback)
     irc.addCallback(ConfigAfter376(conf.config['afterConnect']))
     drivers.newDriver(conf.config['server'], irc)
diff --git a/src/callbacks.py b/src/callbacks.py
index 2cbcdd6e1..79e0bdd11 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.py
+++ b/src/callbacks.py
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ def reply(msg, s):
         m = reply(msg, 'My response would\'ve been too long.')
     return m
 
+def error(msg, s):
+    """Makes an error reply to msg with the appropriate error payload."""
+    return reply(msg, 'Error: ' + s)
+
 class RateLimiter:
     lastRequest = {}
     def __init__(self):
@@ -298,7 +302,7 @@ class IrcObjectProxy:
             self.reply(self.msg, debug.exnToString(e))
         except Exception, e:
             debug.recoverableException()
-            self.reply(self.msg, debug.exnToString(e))
+            self.error(self.msg, debug.exnToString(e))
 
     def reply(self, msg, s):
         if self.finalEvaled:
@@ -358,6 +362,31 @@ class CommandThread(threading.Thread):
             self.irc.error(self.msg, debug.exnToString(e))
 
 
+class ConfigIrcProxy(object):
+    def __init__(self, irc):
+        self.__dict__['irc'] = irc
+        
+    def reply(self, msg, s):
+        return None
+
+    def error(self, msg, s):
+        debug.msg('ConfigIrcProxy saw an error: %s' % s, 'normal')
+
+    findCallback = IrcObjectProxy.findCallback.im_func
+
+    def getRealIrc(self):
+        irc = self.__dict__['irc']
+        while(hasattr(irc, 'getRealIrc')):
+            irc = irc.getRealIrc()
+        return irc
+
+    def __getattr__(self, attr):
+        return getattr(self.getRealIrc(), attr)
+
+    def __setattr__(self, attr, value):
+        setattr(self.getRealIrc(), attr, value)
+
+    
 class Privmsg(irclib.IrcCallback):
     """Base class for all Privmsg handlers."""
     threaded = False
@@ -367,14 +396,11 @@ class Privmsg(irclib.IrcCallback):
         self.rateLimiter = RateLimiter()
         self.Proxy = IrcObjectProxy
 
-    def configure(self):
+    def configure(self, irc):
         nick = conf.config['nick']
         user = conf.config['user']
         ident = conf.config['ident']
-        fakeIrc = irclib.Irc(nick, user, ident)
-        fakeIrc.error = lambda _, s: None #debug.printf(s)
-        fakeIrc.reply = lambda _, s: None #debug.printf(s)
-        fakeIrc.findCallback = lambda *args: None
+        fakeIrc = ConfigIrcProxy(irc)
         for args in conf.config['onStart']:
             args = args[:]
             command = args.pop(0)
@@ -388,7 +414,6 @@ class Privmsg(irclib.IrcCallback):
                     method(fakeIrc, msg, args)
                 finally:
                     world.startup = False
-        return fakeIrc
 
     def __call__(self, irc, msg):
         irclib.IrcCallback.__call__(self, irc, msg)
diff --git a/src/privmsgs.py b/src/privmsgs.py
index e2a0e836c..98d29d900 100644
--- a/src/privmsgs.py
+++ b/src/privmsgs.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class OwnerCommands(CapabilityCheckingPrivmsg):
             i = 0
         for driver in drivers._drivers.itervalues():
             driver.die()
-        for irc in world.ircs:
+        for irc in world.ircs[:]:
             irc.die()
         debug.exit(i)
 
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class OwnerCommands(CapabilityCheckingPrivmsg):
         linecache.checkcache()
         callback = module.Class()
         if hasattr(callback, 'configure'):
-            callback.configure()
+            callback.configure(irc)
         irc.addCallback(callback)
         irc.reply(msg, conf.replySuccess)
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class OwnerCommands(CapabilityCheckingPrivmsg):
                 linecache.checkcache()
                 callback = module.Class()
                 if hasattr(callback, 'configure'):
-                    callback.configure()
+                    callback.configure(irc)
                 irc.addCallback(callback)
                 irc.reply(msg, conf.replySuccess)
             except ImportError: