diff --git a/bot/handlers.go b/bot/handlers.go
index 1d8d6b4..12d705e 100644
--- a/bot/handlers.go
+++ b/bot/handlers.go
@@ -30,11 +30,23 @@ func (b *bot) MsgReceived(msg msg.Message) {
 	}
 
 	go (func() {
-		for _, name := range b.pluginOrdering {
-			p := b.plugins[name]
-			if p.Message(msg) {
-				break
+		done := make(chan bool, 1)
+		go (func() {
+			for _, name := range b.pluginOrdering {
+				p := b.plugins[name]
+				if p.Message(msg) {
+					break
+				}
 			}
+			done <- true
+		})()
+		select {
+		case <-done:
+			break
+		case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+			failMsg := fmt.Sprintf("I thought about it for a really long time, but ultimately I couldn't really comprehend the magnitude of this message...\n```%+v```\nI'm going to take a forever nap now. I'm so sorry that you won't know what great things could have come from that message. It was a really good message..", msg)
+			b.SendMessage(msg.Channel, failMsg)
+			log.Fatal(failMsg)
 		}
 	})()
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d2e87d9..ba417ca 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/velour/catbase/plugins/babbler"
 	"github.com/velour/catbase/plugins/beers"
 	"github.com/velour/catbase/plugins/counter"
+	"github.com/velour/catbase/plugins/crash"
 	"github.com/velour/catbase/plugins/dice"
 	"github.com/velour/catbase/plugins/fact"
 	"github.com/velour/catbase/plugins/leftpad"
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ func main() {
 	b.AddHandler("zork", zork.New(b))
 	b.AddHandler("rss", rss.New(b))
 	b.AddHandler("reaction", reaction.New(b))
+	b.AddHandler("crash", crash.New(b))
 	// catches anything left, will always return true
 	b.AddHandler("factoid", fact.New(b))
 
diff --git a/plugins/crash/crash.go b/plugins/crash/crash.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeb9635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/crash/crash.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// © 2016 the CatBase Authors under the WTFPL license. See AUTHORS for the list of authors.
+
+// Crash contains the plugin that allows the bot to pad messages
+package crash
+
+import (
+	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot"
+	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot/msg"
+	"github.com/velour/catbase/config"
+)
+
+type CrashPlugin struct {
+	bot    bot.Bot
+	config *config.Config
+}
+
+// New creates a new CrashPlugin with the Plugin interface
+func New(bot bot.Bot) *CrashPlugin {
+	p := CrashPlugin{
+		bot:    bot,
+		config: bot.Config(),
+	}
+	return &p
+}
+
+func (p *CrashPlugin) Message(message msg.Message) bool {
+	if !message.Command {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if message.Body == "CRASH!" {
+		p.bot.SendMessage(message.Channel, "Crashing...")
+		for {
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+func (p *CrashPlugin) Event(e string, message msg.Message) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func (p *CrashPlugin) BotMessage(message msg.Message) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func (p *CrashPlugin) Help(e string, m []string) {
+}
+
+func (p *CrashPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
+	// nothing to register
+	return nil
+}