diff --git a/beam.py b/beam.py
index 71f4355..1702269 100644
--- a/beam.py
+++ b/beam.py
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ def __init__(self, debug="INFO", **kwargs):
 
         self.message_id = 0
         self.csrf_token = None
+        self.quiet = None
+        self.bot_id = None
+        self.channel_id = None
 
         self.http_session = Session()
 
@@ -136,10 +139,14 @@ def get_chat_users(self, id):
     def connect(self, channel_id, bot_id, quiet=False):
         """Connect to a Beam chat through a websocket."""
 
+        self.channel_id = channel_id
+        self.bot_id = bot_id
+        self.quiet = quiet
+
         self.connection_information = {
-            "channel_id": channel_id,
-            "bot_id": bot_id,
-            "quiet": quiet
+            "channel_id": self.channel_id,
+            "bot_id": self.bot_id,
+            "quiet": self.quiet
         }
 
         chat = self.get_chat(channel_id)
@@ -165,8 +172,6 @@ def connect(self, channel_id, bot_id, quiet=False):
     def authenticate(self, *args):
         """Authenticate session to a Beam chat through a websocket."""
 
-        backoff = 0
-
         future = args[-1]
         if future.exception() is None:
             self.websocket = future.result()
@@ -181,12 +186,11 @@ def authenticate(self, *args):
             self.read_chat(self.handle)
         else:
             self.logger.error("There was an issue connecting.")
-            self.logger.error("Trying again in {} seconds.".format(backoff))
+            self.logger.error("Trying again in 10 seconds.")
 
-            time.sleep(min(2**backoff, 60))
-            backoff += 1
+            time.sleep(10)
 
-            self.authenticate(*args)
+            self.connect(self.channel_id, self.bot_id, self.quiet)
 
     def send_message(self, *args, method="msg"):
         """Send a message to a Beam chat through a websocket."""
diff --git a/cactus.py b/cactus.py
index 974b914..1797949 100644
--- a/cactus.py
+++ b/cactus.py
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.debug = kwargs.get("debug", False)
 
         self.config_file = kwargs.get("config_file", "data/config.json")
-        self.stats_file = kwargs.get("stats_file", "data/stats.json")
         self.database = kwargs.get("database", "data/data.db")
 
         self.quiet = kwargs.get("quiet", False)
@@ -90,23 +89,6 @@ def load_config(self, filename):
             raise FileNotFoundError("Configuration file not found.")
             exit()
 
-    def load_stats(self, filename):
-        """Load statistics file."""
-
-        self.logger.warning("Statistics are not yet implemented.")
-        return dict()
-
-        if exists(filename):
-            self.stats_file = filename
-            self.logger.info("Statistics file found. Loading...")
-            with open(filename) as stats:
-                self.stats = load(stats)
-                return self.stats
-        else:
-            self.logger.warn("Statistics file not found. Creating...")
-            copyfile("data/stats-template.json", "data/stats.json")
-            self.logger.info("Statistics file created.")
-
     def update_config(self, keys, value):
         """Update configuration file value."""
 
@@ -119,33 +101,18 @@ def update_config(self, keys, value):
         self.config = config_data
         return self.config
 
-    def update_stats(self, keys, value):
-        """Update statistics file value."""
-
-        self.logger.warning("Statistics are not yet implemented.")
-        return
-
-        with open(self.stats_file, 'r') as stats:
-            stats_data = load(stats)
-            reduce(lambda d, k: d[k], keys.split('.')[:-1], stats_data)[
-                keys.split('.')[-1]] = value
-        with open(self.stats_file, 'w+') as stats:
-            dump(stats_data, stats, indent=2, sort_keys=True)
-        self.stats = stats_data
-        return self.stats
-
     def run(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Run bot."""
 
         self.logger.info(cactus_art)
         self._init_database(self.database)
         self.load_config(filename=self.config_file)
-        self.load_stats(filename=self.stats_file)
         self.started = True
 
         while self.config.get("autorestart") or not self.started:
             try:
                 self.bot_data = self.login(**self.config["auth"])
+                self.bot_name = self.config["auth"]["username"]
                 self.logger.info("Authenticated as: {}.".format(
                     self.bot_data["username"]))
 
diff --git a/data/stats-template.json b/data/stats-template.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e3ad54..0000000
--- a/data/stats-template.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "status": "Not yet implemented."
-}
diff --git a/messages.py b/messages.py
index 8092735..dbe3278 100644
--- a/messages.py
+++ b/messages.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 from beam import Beam
 from models import (Command, User, session, CommandCommand, QuoteCommand,
                     CubeCommand, SocialCommand, UptimeCommand, PointsCommand,
-                    TemmieCommand, FriendCommand, SpamProtCommand, ProCommand,
-                    SubCommand, RepeatCommand)
+                    TemmieCommand, FriendCommand, SpamProtCommand,
+                    RepeatCommand)
 
 
 class MessageHandler(Beam):
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ def _init_commands(self):
             "friend": FriendCommand(self.get_channel),
             "points": PointsCommand(self.config["points"]["name"]),
             "spamprot": SpamProtCommand(self.update_config),
-            "pro": ProCommand(),
-            "sub": SubCommand(),
             "cube": CubeCommand(),
             "temmie": TemmieCommand()
         }
@@ -89,7 +87,8 @@ def message_handler(self, data):
             session.commit()
 
         mod_roles = ("Owner", "Staff", "Founder", "Global Mod", "Mod")
-        if not (data["user_roles"][0] in mod_roles or user.friend):
+        if not (data["user_roles"][0] in mod_roles or user.friend or
+                self.bot_name.lower() == data["user_name"].lower()):
             if (len(parsed) > self.config["spam_protection"].get(
                     "maximum_message_length", 256)):
                 self.remove_message(data["id"])
diff --git a/models.py b/models.py
index 7070696..06a279e 100644
--- a/models.py
+++ b/models.py
@@ -491,20 +491,22 @@ def __call__(self, args, data):
         if len(args) < 2:
             return "Not enough arguments."
         elif len(args) == 2:
-            match = re.match(r'@?([A-Za-z0-9]{,32})', args[1])
-            if match is None:
+            user = re.match(r'@?([\w_-]*[a-z][\w_-]*', args[1])
+            if user is None:
                 return "Invalid username '{}'.".format(args[1])
 
-            id = self.get_channel(args[1])
-            if id.get("statusCode") == 404:
+            channel_id = self.get_channel(user.group())
+
+            if channel_id.get("statusCode") == 404:
                 return "User has not entered this channel."
 
-            query = session.query(User).filter_by(id=id["user"]["id"]).first()
+            query = session.query(User).filter_by(
+                id=channel_id["user"]["id"]).first()
             if query:
                 query.friend = not query.friend
                 session.commit()
                 return "{}ed @{} as a friend.".format(
-                    ["Remov", "Add"][query.friend], args[1])
+                    ["Remov", "Add"][query.friend], user.group())
             else:
                 return "User has not entered this channel."
         elif len(args) > 2:
@@ -557,17 +559,3 @@ def __call__(self, args, data=None):
                 return "Invalid true/false: '{}'.".format(args[2])
             return "Invalid argument: '{}'.".format(args[1])
         return "Not enough arguments."
-
-
-class ProCommand(Command):
-
-    @role_specific("Pro", reply="pro")
-    def __call__(self, args=None, data=None):
-        return "I'm such a Pro! B)"
-
-
-class SubCommand(Command):
-
-    @role_specific("Subscriber", reply="sub")
-    def __call__(self, args=None, data=None):
-        return "I'm a subscriber! :salute"