diff --git a/bot/bot.go b/bot/bot.go
index d6f19ec..02936f3 100644
--- a/bot/bot.go
+++ b/bot/bot.go
@@ -260,11 +260,11 @@ func IsCmd(c *config.Config, message string) (bool, string) {
 	return iscmd, message
 }
 
-func (b *bot) CheckAdmin(nick string) bool {
+func (b *bot) CheckAdmin(ID string) bool {
 	admins := b.Config().GetArray("Admins", []string{})
-	log.Info().Interface("admins", admins).Msgf("Checking admin for %s", nick)
+	log.Info().Interface("admins", admins).Msgf("Checking admin for %s", ID)
 	for _, u := range admins {
-		if nick == u {
+		if ID == u {
 			log.Info().Msg("%s admin check: passed")
 			return true
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/admin/admin.go b/plugins/admin/admin.go
index 6660f0b..95a7dad 100644
--- a/plugins/admin/admin.go
+++ b/plugins/admin/admin.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ var getConfigRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)^get (?P<key>\S+)$`)
 
 func (p *AdminPlugin) isAdmin(rh bot.ResponseHandler) bot.ResponseHandler {
 	return func(r bot.Request) bool {
-		if !p.bot.CheckAdmin(r.Msg.User.Name) {
+		if !p.bot.CheckAdmin(r.Msg.User.ID) {
 			log.Debug().Msgf("User %s is not an admin", r.Msg.User.Name)
 			return false
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/first/first.go b/plugins/first/first.go
index d99ceb7..a689574 100644
--- a/plugins/first/first.go
+++ b/plugins/first/first.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (p *FirstPlugin) register() {
 		{Kind: bot.Message, IsCmd: true,
 			Regex: regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)^clear first$`),
 			Handler: func(r bot.Request) bool {
-				if !p.bot.CheckAdmin(r.Msg.User.Name) {
+				if !p.bot.CheckAdmin(r.Msg.User.ID) {
 					p.bot.Send(r.Conn, bot.Message, r.Msg.Channel, "You are not authorized to do that.")
 					return true
 				}
diff --git a/plugins/roles/roles.go b/plugins/roles/roles.go
index 148ed26..cecbb82 100644
--- a/plugins/roles/roles.go
+++ b/plugins/roles/roles.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (p *RolesPlugin) lsRoles(r bot.Request) bool {
 }
 
 func (p *RolesPlugin) setOffering(r bot.Request) bool {
-	if !p.b.CheckAdmin(r.Msg.User.Name) {
+	if !p.b.CheckAdmin(r.Msg.User.ID) {
 		p.b.Send(r.Conn, bot.Message, r.Msg.Channel, "You must be an admin to set an offering.")
 		return true
 	}