diff --git a/plugins/beers/beers.go b/plugins/beers/beers.go
index f1ae2d3..c600ff2 100644
--- a/plugins/beers/beers.go
+++ b/plugins/beers/beers.go
@@ -103,18 +103,18 @@ func (p *BeersPlugin) register() {
 				switch op {
 				case "=":
 					if count == 0 {
-						p.puke(r.Conn, nick, id, r.Msg.Channel)
+						p.puke(r)
 					} else {
-						p.setBeers(nick, id, count)
+						p.setBeers(&r, nick, id, count)
 						p.randomReply(r.Conn, r.Msg.Channel)
 					}
 					return true
 				case "+=":
-					p.addBeers(nick, id, count)
+					p.addBeers(&r, nick, id, count)
 					p.randomReply(r.Conn, r.Msg.Channel)
 					return true
 				case "-=":
-					p.addBeers(nick, id, -count)
+					p.addBeers(&r, nick, id, -count)
 					p.randomReply(r.Conn, r.Msg.Channel)
 					return true
 				}
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ func (p *BeersPlugin) register() {
 				nick := r.Msg.User.Name
 				id := r.Msg.User.ID
 				if op == "++" {
-					p.addBeers(nick, id, 1)
+					p.addBeers(&r, nick, id, 1)
 				} else {
-					p.addBeers(nick, id, -1)
+					p.addBeers(&r, nick, id, -1)
 				}
 				p.randomReply(r.Conn, r.Msg.Channel)
 				return true
@@ -152,14 +152,14 @@ func (p *BeersPlugin) register() {
 		{Kind: bot.Message, IsCmd: true,
 			Regex: regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)^puke$`),
 			Handler: func(r bot.Request) bool {
-				p.puke(r.Conn, r.Msg.User.Name, r.Msg.User.ID, r.Msg.Channel)
+				p.puke(r)
 				return true
 			}},
 		{Kind: bot.Message, IsCmd: true,
 			Regex: regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)^` +
 				strings.Join(p.c.GetArray("beers.imbibewords", []string{"imbibe", "quaff"}), "|") + `$`),
 			Handler: func(r bot.Request) bool {
-				p.addBeers(r.Msg.User.Name, r.Msg.User.ID, 1)
+				p.addBeers(&r, r.Msg.User.Name, r.Msg.User.ID, 1)
 				p.randomReply(r.Conn, r.Msg.Channel)
 				return true
 			}},
@@ -245,17 +245,17 @@ func getUserBeers(db *sqlx.DB, user, id string) counter.Item {
 	return booze
 }
 
-func (p *BeersPlugin) setBeers(user, id string, amount int) {
+func (p *BeersPlugin) setBeers(r *bot.Request, user, id string, amount int) {
 	ub := getUserBeers(p.db, user, id)
-	err := ub.Update(amount)
+	err := ub.Update(r, amount)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msgf("Error saving beers")
 	}
 }
 
-func (p *BeersPlugin) addBeers(user, id string, delta int) {
+func (p *BeersPlugin) addBeers(r *bot.Request, user, id string, delta int) {
 	ub := getUserBeers(p.db, user, id)
-	err := ub.UpdateDelta(delta)
+	err := ub.UpdateDelta(r, delta)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msgf("Error saving beers")
 	}
@@ -279,10 +279,10 @@ func (p *BeersPlugin) reportCount(c bot.Connector, nick, id, channel string, him
 	p.b.Send(c, bot.Message, channel, msg)
 }
 
-func (p *BeersPlugin) puke(c bot.Connector, user, id string, channel string) {
-	p.setBeers(user, id, 0)
-	msg := fmt.Sprintf("Ohhhhhh, and a reversal of fortune for %s!", user)
-	p.b.Send(c, bot.Message, channel, msg)
+func (p *BeersPlugin) puke(r bot.Request) {
+	p.setBeers(&r, r.Msg.User.Name, r.Msg.User.ID, 0)
+	msg := fmt.Sprintf("Ohhhhhh, and a reversal of fortune for %s!", r.Msg.User.Name)
+	p.b.Send(r.Conn, bot.Message, r.Msg.Channel, msg)
 }
 
 func (p *BeersPlugin) doIKnow(nick, id string) bool {
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ func (p *BeersPlugin) sendCheckin(c bot.Connector, channel string, user untappdU
 	}
 
 	// Don't add beers till after a photo has been detected (or failed once)
-	p.addBeers(user.chanNick, "", 1)
+	p.addBeers(nil, user.chanNick, "", 1)
 	drunken := p.getBeers(user.chanNick, "")
 
 	msg := fmt.Sprintf("%s just drank %s by %s%s, bringing his drunkeness to %d",
diff --git a/plugins/beers/beers_test.go b/plugins/beers/beers_test.go
index cd5f677..48aa277 100644
--- a/plugins/beers/beers_test.go
+++ b/plugins/beers/beers_test.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func TestCounter(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Log(err)
 		t.Fatal()
 	}
-	err = i.Update(5)
+	err = i.Update(nil, 5)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/counter/counter.go b/plugins/counter/counter.go
index c2e2fcc..7f47fc4 100644
--- a/plugins/counter/counter.go
+++ b/plugins/counter/counter.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (i *Item) Create() error {
 
 // UpdateDelta sets a value
 // This will create or delete the item if necessary
-func (i *Item) Update(value int) error {
+func (i *Item) Update(r *bot.Request, value int) error {
 	i.Count = value
 	if i.Count == 0 && i.ID != -1 {
 		return i.Delete()
@@ -234,16 +234,16 @@ func (i *Item) Update(value int) error {
 		Msg("Updating item")
 	_, err := i.Exec(`update counter set count = ? where id = ?`, i.Count, i.ID)
 	if err == nil {
-		sendUpdate(i.Nick, i.Item, i.Count)
+		sendUpdate(r, i.Nick, i.Item, i.Count)
 	}
 	return err
 }
 
 // UpdateDelta changes a value according to some delta
 // This will create or delete the item if necessary
-func (i *Item) UpdateDelta(delta int) error {
+func (i *Item) UpdateDelta(r *bot.Request, delta int) error {
 	i.Count += delta
-	return i.Update(i.Count)
+	return i.Update(r, i.Count)
 }
 
 // Delete removes a counter from the database
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ func (p *CounterPlugin) incrementCmd(r bot.Request) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 	log.Debug().Msgf("About to update item: %#v", item)
-	item.UpdateDelta(1)
+	item.UpdateDelta(&r, 1)
 	p.Bot.Send(r.Conn, bot.Message, channel, fmt.Sprintf("%s has %d %s.", nick,
 		item.Count, item.Item))
 	return true
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ func (p *CounterPlugin) decrementCmd(r bot.Request) bool {
 		// Item ain't there, I guess
 		return false
 	}
-	item.UpdateDelta(-1)
+	item.UpdateDelta(&r, -1)
 	p.Bot.Send(r.Conn, bot.Message, channel, fmt.Sprintf("%s has %d %s.", nick,
 		item.Count, item.Item))
 	return true
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ func (p *CounterPlugin) addToCmd(r bot.Request) bool {
 	}
 	n, _ := strconv.Atoi(r.Values["amount"])
 	log.Debug().Msgf("About to update item by %d: %#v", n, item)
-	item.UpdateDelta(n)
+	item.UpdateDelta(&r, n)
 	p.Bot.Send(r.Conn, bot.Message, channel, fmt.Sprintf("%s has %d %s.", nick,
 		item.Count, item.Item))
 	return true
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ func (p *CounterPlugin) removeFromCmd(r bot.Request) bool {
 	}
 	n, _ := strconv.Atoi(r.Values["amount"])
 	log.Debug().Msgf("About to update item by -%d: %#v", n, item)
-	item.UpdateDelta(-n)
+	item.UpdateDelta(&r, -n)
 	p.Bot.Send(r.Conn, bot.Message, channel, fmt.Sprintf("%s has %d %s.", nick,
 		item.Count, item.Item))
 	return true
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ func (p *CounterPlugin) teaMatchCmd(r bot.Request) bool {
 	if item.Count < 0 {
 		delta = -1
 	}
-	item.UpdateDelta(delta)
+	item.UpdateDelta(&r, delta)
 	p.Bot.Send(r.Conn, bot.Message, channel, fmt.Sprintf("%s... %s has %d %s",
 		strings.Join(everyDayImShuffling([]string{"bleep", "bloop", "blop"}), "-"), nick, item.Count, itemName))
 	return true
@@ -764,9 +764,9 @@ func (p *CounterPlugin) handleCounterAPI(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 			return
 		}
 		if info.Action == "++" {
-			item.UpdateDelta(1)
+			item.UpdateDelta(nil, 1)
 		} else if info.Action == "--" {
-			item.UpdateDelta(-1)
+			item.UpdateDelta(nil, -1)
 		} else {
 			w.WriteHeader(400)
 			fmt.Fprint(w, "Invalid increment")
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ type Update struct {
 	Amount int
 }
 
-type updateFunc func(Update)
+type updateFunc func(bot.Request, Update)
 
 var updateFuncs = []updateFunc{}
 
@@ -803,10 +803,14 @@ func RegisterUpdate(f updateFunc) {
 	log.Debug().Msgf("registering update func")
 	updateFuncs = append(updateFuncs, f)
 }
-func sendUpdate(who, what string, amount int) {
+
+func sendUpdate(r *bot.Request, who, what string, amount int) {
+	if r == nil {
+		return
+	}
 	log.Debug().Msgf("sending updates to %d places", len(updateFuncs))
 	for _, f := range updateFuncs {
-		f(Update{who, what, amount})
+		f(*r, Update{who, what, amount})
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/goals/goals.go b/plugins/goals/goals.go
index cee58ab..86611ce 100644
--- a/plugins/goals/goals.go
+++ b/plugins/goals/goals.go
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func (g goal) Delete() error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (p *GoalsPlugin) update(u counter.Update) {
+func (p *GoalsPlugin) update(r bot.Request, u counter.Update) {
 	log.Debug().Msgf("entered update for %#v", u)
 	gs, err := p.getGoal(u.Who, u.What)
 	if err != nil {