diff --git a/bot/msg/message.go b/bot/msg/message.go
index 78a40f0..9cb0731 100644
--- a/bot/msg/message.go
+++ b/bot/msg/message.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type Messages []Message
 type Message struct {
 	User           *user.User
 	Channel, Body  string
+	IsIM           bool
 	Raw            string
 	Command        bool
 	Action         bool
diff --git a/connectors/slackapp/slackApp.go b/connectors/slackapp/slackApp.go
index d45708a..f07a6fa 100644
--- a/connectors/slackapp/slackApp.go
+++ b/connectors/slackapp/slackApp.go
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ func (s *SlackApp) Serve() error {
 		buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 		buf.ReadFrom(r.Body)
 		body := buf.String()
+		var raw interface{}
+		json.Unmarshal(json.RawMessage(body), &raw)
+		log.Debug().
+			Interface("raw", raw).
+			Msg("Slack event")
 		eventsAPIEvent, e := slackevents.ParseEvent(json.RawMessage(body), slackevents.OptionVerifyToken(&slackevents.TokenComparator{VerificationToken: s.verification}))
 		if e != nil {
 			log.Error().Err(e)
@@ -148,6 +153,7 @@ func (s *SlackApp) msgReceivd(msg *slackevents.MessageEvent) {
 	}
 
 	log.Debug().
+		Interface("event", msg).
 		Str("type", msg.SubType).
 		Msg("accepting a message")
 
@@ -389,6 +395,7 @@ func (s *SlackApp) buildMessage(m *slackevents.MessageEvent) msg.Message {
 		Body:    text,
 		Raw:     m.Text,
 		Channel: m.Channel,
+		IsIM:    m.ChannelType == "im",
 		Command: isCmd,
 		Action:  isAction,
 		Time:    tstamp,
diff --git a/plugins/first/first.go b/plugins/first/first.go
index 7e26b6c..d078926 100644
--- a/plugins/first/first.go
+++ b/plugins/first/first.go
@@ -18,26 +18,27 @@ import (
 // This is a first plugin to serve as an example and quick copy/paste for new plugins.
 
 type FirstPlugin struct {
-	First *FirstEntry
-	Bot   bot.Bot
-	db    *sqlx.DB
+	Bot bot.Bot
+	db  *sqlx.DB
 }
 
 type FirstEntry struct {
-	id    int64
-	day   time.Time
-	time  time.Time
-	body  string
-	nick  string
-	saved bool
+	id      int64
+	day     time.Time
+	time    time.Time
+	channel string
+	body    string
+	nick    string
+	saved   bool
 }
 
 // Insert or update the first entry
 func (fe *FirstEntry) save(db *sqlx.DB) error {
-	if _, err := db.Exec(`insert into first (day, time, body, nick)
-		values (?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+	if _, err := db.Exec(`insert into first (day, time, channel, body, nick)
+		values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
 		fe.day.Unix(),
 		fe.time.Unix(),
+		fe.channel,
 		fe.body,
 		fe.nick,
 	); err != nil {
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ func New(b bot.Bot) *FirstPlugin {
 			id integer primary key,
 			day integer,
 			time integer,
+			channel string,
 			body string,
 			nick string
 		);`)
@@ -64,24 +66,16 @@ func New(b bot.Bot) *FirstPlugin {
 	log.Info().Msgf("First plugin initialized with day: %s",
 		midnight(time.Now()))
 
-	first, err := getLastFirst(b.DB())
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal().
-			Err(err).
-			Msg("Could not initialize first plugin")
-	}
-
 	fp := &FirstPlugin{
-		Bot:   b,
-		db:    b.DB(),
-		First: first,
+		Bot: b,
+		db:  b.DB(),
 	}
 	b.Register(fp, bot.Message, fp.message)
 	b.Register(fp, bot.Help, fp.help)
 	return fp
 }
 
-func getLastFirst(db *sqlx.DB) (*FirstEntry, error) {
+func getLastFirst(db *sqlx.DB, channel string) (*FirstEntry, error) {
 	// Get last first entry
 	var id sql.NullInt64
 	var day sql.NullInt64
@@ -91,8 +85,9 @@ func getLastFirst(db *sqlx.DB) (*FirstEntry, error) {
 
 	err := db.QueryRow(`select
 		id, max(day), time, body, nick from first
+		where channel = ?
 		limit 1;
-	`).Scan(
+	`, channel).Scan(
 		&id,
 		&day,
 		&timeEntered,
@@ -110,12 +105,13 @@ func getLastFirst(db *sqlx.DB) (*FirstEntry, error) {
 	log.Debug().Msgf("id: %v day %v time %v body %v nick %v",
 		id, day, timeEntered, body, nick)
 	return &FirstEntry{
-		id:    id.Int64,
-		day:   time.Unix(day.Int64, 0),
-		time:  time.Unix(timeEntered.Int64, 0),
-		body:  body.String,
-		nick:  nick.String,
-		saved: true,
+		id:      id.Int64,
+		day:     time.Unix(day.Int64, 0),
+		time:    time.Unix(timeEntered.Int64, 0),
+		channel: channel,
+		body:    body.String,
+		nick:    nick.String,
+		saved:   true,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -124,7 +120,11 @@ func midnight(t time.Time) time.Time {
 	return time.Date(y, m, d, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 }
 
-func isToday(t time.Time) bool {
+func isNotToday(f *FirstEntry) bool {
+	if f == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	t := f.time
 	t0 := midnight(t)
 	return t0.Before(midnight(time.Now()))
 }
@@ -133,31 +133,41 @@ func isToday(t time.Time) bool {
 // This function returns true if the plugin responds in a meaningful way to the users message.
 // Otherwise, the function returns false and the bot continues execution of other plugins.
 func (p *FirstPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
-	// This bot does not reply to anything
+	log.Debug().
+		Interface("msg", message).
+		Msg("First is looking at a message")
 
-	if p.First == nil && p.allowed(message) {
-		log.Debug().
-			Str("body", message.Body).
-			Msg("No previous first. Recording new first")
-		p.recordFirst(c, message)
+	if message.IsIM {
+		log.Debug().Msg("Skipping IM")
 		return false
-	} else if p.First != nil {
-		if isToday(p.First.time) && p.allowed(message) {
-			log.Debug().
-				Str("body", message.Body).
-				Time("t0", p.First.time).
-				Time("t1", time.Now()).
-				Msg("Recording first")
-			p.recordFirst(c, message)
-			return false
-		}
 	}
 
-	r := strings.NewReplacer("'", "", "\"", "", ",", "", ".", "", ":", "",
+	first, err := getLastFirst(p.db, message.Channel)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error().
+			Err(err).
+			Msg("Error getting last first")
+	}
+
+	log.Debug().Bool("first == nil", first == nil).Msg("Is first nil?")
+	log.Debug().Bool("first == nil || isNotToday()", isNotToday(first)).Msg("Is it today?")
+	log.Debug().Bool("p.allowed", p.allowed(message)).Msg("Allowed?")
+
+	if (first == nil || isNotToday(first)) && p.allowed(message) {
+		log.Debug().
+			Str("body", message.Body).
+			Interface("t0", first).
+			Time("t1", time.Now()).
+			Msg("Recording first")
+		p.recordFirst(c, message)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	r := strings.NewReplacer("’", "", "'", "", "\"", "", ",", "", ".", "", ":", "",
 		"?", "", "!", "")
-	msg := strings.ToLower(message.Body)
-	if r.Replace(msg) == "whos on first" {
-		p.announceFirst(c, message)
+	m := strings.ToLower(message.Body)
+	if r.Replace(m) == "whos on first" && first != nil {
+		p.announceFirst(c, first)
 		return true
 	}
 
@@ -165,8 +175,8 @@ func (p *FirstPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Messag
 }
 
 func (p *FirstPlugin) allowed(message msg.Message) bool {
-	for _, msg := range p.Bot.Config().GetArray("Bad.Msgs", []string{}) {
-		match, err := regexp.MatchString(msg, strings.ToLower(message.Body))
+	for _, m := range p.Bot.Config().GetArray("Bad.Msgs", []string{}) {
+		match, err := regexp.MatchString(m, strings.ToLower(message.Body))
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Bad regexp")
 		}
@@ -201,41 +211,34 @@ func (p *FirstPlugin) allowed(message msg.Message) bool {
 
 func (p *FirstPlugin) recordFirst(c bot.Connector, message msg.Message) {
 	log.Info().
+		Str("channel", message.Channel).
 		Str("user", message.User.Name).
 		Str("body", message.Body).
 		Msg("Recording first")
-	p.First = &FirstEntry{
-		day:  midnight(time.Now()),
-		time: message.Time,
-		body: message.Body,
-		nick: message.User.Name,
+	first := &FirstEntry{
+		day:     midnight(time.Now()),
+		time:    message.Time,
+		channel: message.Channel,
+		body:    message.Body,
+		nick:    message.User.Name,
 	}
-	log.Info().Msgf("recordFirst: %+v", p.First.day)
-	err := p.First.save(p.db)
+	log.Info().Msgf("recordFirst: %+v", first.day)
+	err := first.save(p.db)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("Error saving first entry")
 		return
 	}
-	p.announceFirst(c, message)
+	p.announceFirst(c, first)
 }
 
-func (p *FirstPlugin) announceFirst(c bot.Connector, message msg.Message) {
-	ch := message.Channel
-	if p.First != nil {
-		p.Bot.Send(c, bot.Message, ch, fmt.Sprintf("%s had first at %s with the message: \"%s\"",
-			p.First.nick, p.First.time.Format("15:04"), p.First.body))
-	}
-}
-
-// LoadData imports any configuration data into the plugin. This is not strictly necessary other
-// than the fact that the Plugin interface demands it exist. This may be deprecated at a later
-// date.
-func (p *FirstPlugin) LoadData() {
-	// This bot has no data to load
+func (p *FirstPlugin) announceFirst(c bot.Connector, first *FirstEntry) {
+	ch := first.channel
+	p.Bot.Send(c, bot.Message, ch, fmt.Sprintf("%s had first at %s with the message: \"%s\"",
+		first.nick, first.time.Format("15:04"), first.body))
 }
 
 // Help responds to help requests. Every plugin must implement a help function.
 func (p *FirstPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
-	p.Bot.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, "Sorry, First does not do a goddamn thing.")
+	p.Bot.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, "You can ask 'who's on first?' to find out.")
 	return true
 }