diff --git a/core/bot.py b/core/bot.py
index fce82c8..bd3743f 100644
--- a/core/bot.py
+++ b/core/bot.py
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@ class IRCBot(IRCClient):
         # remove server stuff
         if "muser" in cast.keys():
             if cast["muser"] == self.servername:
-                return
+                cast["type"] = "conn"
         if "channel" in cast.keys():
             if cast["channel"] == "*":
-                return
+                cast["type"] = "conn"
         ##
 
         # expand out the hostmask
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class IRCBot(IRCClient):
 
         # don't reprocess the same message twice
         # if the type is in that list, it's already been here, don't run it again
-        if not cast["type"] in {"query", "self", "highlight", "znc", "who"}:
+        if not cast["type"] in {"query", "self", "highlight", "znc", "who", "conn"}:
             cast["num"] = self.num
             if "channel" in cast.keys():
                 if cast["type"] == "mode":
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class IRCBot(IRCClient):
 
             # TODO: better way to do this
             # as we changed the types above, check again
-            if not cast["type"] in {"query", "self", "highlight", "znc", "who"}:
+            if not cast["type"] in {"query", "self", "highlight", "znc", "who", "conn"}:
                 # we have been kicked
                 if "user" in cast.keys():
                     if cast["user"].lower() == self.nickname.lower():
diff --git a/utils/dedup.py b/utils/dedup.py
index 6746112..a5c3c45 100644
--- a/utils/dedup.py
+++ b/utils/dedup.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import main
 from utils.logging.debug import debug
 
 def dedup(numName, b):
-    if b["type"] in ["quit", "nick"]:
-        return False # QUITs and NICKs can't be duplicated, they are global and duplications are likely
     c = deepcopy(b)
     if "time" in c.keys():
         del c["time"]