diff --git a/bot/bot.go b/bot/bot.go
index e8b0c76..84caea0 100644
--- a/bot/bot.go
+++ b/bot/bot.go
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import "strings"
 type Bot struct {
 	// Each plugin must be registered in our plugins handler. To come: a map so that this
 	// will allow plugins to respond to specific kinds of events
-	Plugins map[string]Handler
+	Plugins        map[string]Handler
+	PluginOrdering []string
 
 	// Users holds information about all of our friends
 	Users []User
@@ -59,17 +60,19 @@ func NewBot(config *config.Config, c *irc.Conn) *Bot {
 	db := session.DB(config.DbName)
 
 	return &Bot{
-		Config:    config,
-		Plugins:   make(map[string]Handler),
-		Users:     make([]User, 1),
-		Conn:      c,
-		DbSession: session,
-		Db:        db,
-		Version:   config.Version,
+		Config:         config,
+		Plugins:        make(map[string]Handler),
+		PluginOrdering: make([]string, 0),
+		Users:          make([]User, 0),
+		Conn:           c,
+		DbSession:      session,
+		Db:             db,
+		Version:        config.Version,
 	}
 }
 
 // Adds a constructed handler to the bots handlers list
 func (b *Bot) AddHandler(name string, h Handler) {
 	b.Plugins[strings.ToLower(name)] = h
+	b.PluginOrdering = append(b.PluginOrdering, name)
 }
diff --git a/bot/handlers.go b/bot/handlers.go
index 56db520..32d17f8 100644
--- a/bot/handlers.go
+++ b/bot/handlers.go
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ func (b *Bot) MsgRecieved(conn *irc.Conn, line *irc.Line) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	for _, p := range b.Plugins {
+	for _, name := range b.PluginOrdering {
+		p := b.Plugins[name]
 		if p.Message(msg) {
 			break
 		}
@@ -163,7 +164,8 @@ func (b *Bot) Help(channel string, parts []string) {
 
 func (b *Bot) UserJoined(conn *irc.Conn, line *irc.Line) {
 	msg := b.buildMessage(conn, line)
-	for _, p := range b.Plugins {
+	for _, name := range b.PluginOrdering {
+		p := b.Plugins[name]
 		if p.Event(line.Cmd, msg) {
 			break
 		}