diff --git a/bot/bot.go b/bot/bot.go
index 5670967..c11e01f 100644
--- a/bot/bot.go
+++ b/bot/bot.go
@@ -230,34 +230,6 @@ func (b *bot) CheckAdmin(nick string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-var users = map[string]*user.User{}
-
-func (b *bot) GetUser(nick string) *user.User {
-	if _, ok := users[nick]; !ok {
-		users[nick] = &user.User{
-			Name:  nick,
-			Admin: b.checkAdmin(nick),
-		}
-	}
-	return users[nick]
-}
-
-func (b *bot) NewUser(nick string) *user.User {
-	return &user.User{
-		Name:  nick,
-		Admin: b.checkAdmin(nick),
-	}
-}
-
-func (b *bot) checkAdmin(nick string) bool {
-	for _, u := range b.Config().GetArray("Admins", []string{}) {
-		if nick == u {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 // Register a text filter which every outgoing message is passed through
 func (b *bot) RegisterFilter(name string, f func(string) string) {
 	b.filters[name] = f
diff --git a/bot/mock.go b/bot/mock.go
index 679a687..162b5fd 100644
--- a/bot/mock.go
+++ b/bot/mock.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (mb *MockBot) Receive(c Connector, kind Kind, msg msg.Message, args ...inte
 }
 func (mb *MockBot) Filter(msg msg.Message, s string) string    { return s }
 func (mb *MockBot) LastMessage(ch string) (msg.Message, error) { return msg.Message{}, nil }
-func (mb *MockBot) CheckAdmin(nick string) bool                { return false }
+func (mb *MockBot) CheckAdmin(nick string) bool                { return nick == "admin" }
 
 func (mb *MockBot) react(c Connector, channel, reaction string, message msg.Message) (string, error) {
 	mb.Reactions = append(mb.Reactions, reaction)
diff --git a/plugins/admin/admin.go b/plugins/admin/admin.go
index 20369bc..87db42e 100644
--- a/plugins/admin/admin.go
+++ b/plugins/admin/admin.go
@@ -88,12 +88,6 @@ func (p *AdminPlugin) message(conn bot.Connector, k bot.Kind, message msg.Messag
 		return true
 	}
 
-	if strings.ToLower(body) == "reboot" {
-		p.bot.Send(conn, bot.Message, message.Channel, "brb")
-		log.Info().Msgf("Got reboot command")
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-
 	if strings.ToLower(body) == "shut up" {
 		dur := time.Duration(p.cfg.GetInt("quietDuration", 5)) * time.Minute
 		log.Info().Msgf("Going to sleep for %v, %v", dur, time.Now().Add(dur))
@@ -114,6 +108,17 @@ func (p *AdminPlugin) message(conn bot.Connector, k bot.Kind, message msg.Messag
 		return true
 	}
 
+	if !p.bot.CheckAdmin(message.User.Name) {
+		log.Debug().Msgf("User %s is not an admin", message.User.Name)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if strings.ToLower(body) == "reboot" {
+		p.bot.Send(conn, bot.Message, message.Channel, "brb")
+		log.Info().Msgf("Got reboot command")
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	if addBlacklist.MatchString(body) {
 		submatches := addBlacklist.FindStringSubmatch(message.Body)
 		plugin := submatches[1]
diff --git a/plugins/admin/admin_test.go b/plugins/admin/admin_test.go
index 917b5b9..92a337e 100644
--- a/plugins/admin/admin_test.go
+++ b/plugins/admin/admin_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package admin
 
 import (
-	"github.com/velour/catbase/plugins/cli"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/velour/catbase/plugins/cli"
+
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot"
 	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot/msg"
@@ -20,6 +21,10 @@ func setup(t *testing.T) (*AdminPlugin, *bot.MockBot) {
 	mb = bot.NewMockBot()
 	a = New(mb)
 	mb.DB().MustExec(`delete from config`)
+	err := mb.Config().Set("admins", "tester")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
 	return a, mb
 }
 
@@ -30,7 +35,7 @@ func makeMessage(payload string) (bot.Connector, bot.Kind, msg.Message) {
 	}
 	c := cli.CliPlugin{}
 	return &c, bot.Message, msg.Message{
-		User:    &user.User{Name: "tester"},
+		User:    &user.User{Name: "admin"},
 		Channel: "test",
 		Body:    payload,
 		Command: isCmd,