diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a737147..af481ac 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 msgs.txt
 trusted.txt
+startcmd.txt
 *.pyc
diff --git a/botcmd.py b/botcmd.py
index e1c1d60..e28eaa5 100644
--- a/botcmd.py
+++ b/botcmd.py
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ def parse((line,irc)):
 			msglock.release()
 		elif line[3]==':#help':
 			irc.send('PRIVMSG %s :%s'%(chan,help(' '.join(line[4:]))))
+		elif line[3]==':#esoteric' and chan=='#esoteric':
+			irc.send('PRIVMSG %s :Nothing here'%chan)
 		elif line[3][1:] in ('oonbotti:', 'oonbotti', 'oonbotti,', 'oonbotti2', 'oonbotti2:', 'oonbotti2,'):
 			irc.send('PRIVMSG %s :%s: %s'%(chan,nick,doctor.respond(' '.join(line[4:]))))
 	elif line[1]=='NOTICE' and line[0].split('!')[0]==':NickServ' and  line[4]=='ACC':
diff --git a/botcmd.pyc b/botcmd.pyc
index 41ea9b6..88448e2 100644
Binary files a/botcmd.pyc and b/botcmd.pyc differ
diff --git a/ircbot.py b/ircbot.py
index 8c70f18..38812c9 100644
--- a/ircbot.py
+++ b/ircbot.py
@@ -54,7 +54,13 @@ class Connhandler(threading.Thread):
 		
 		self.send('NICK %s'%self.nick)
 		self.send('USER %s a a :%s'%(self.nick,self.name))
-		self.send('JOIN %s'%(self.chan))
+		f=open('startcmd.txt','r')
+		for i in f:
+			if i[-1]=='\n': i=i[:-1]
+			self.send(i)
+		f.close()
+		for i in self.chan.split(' '):
+			self.send('JOIN %s'%(i))
 		
 		buf=''
 		while True: