--- a/skillbot.pl	Sat Dec 20 12:15:05 2008 +0000
+++ b/skillbot.pl	Tue Dec 23 16:41:59 2008 +0000
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@
 			if ((defined $2 && (lc($f->{char}->name) eq lc($2)
 							|| lc($2) eq 'all' || lc($2) eq '*'))
 					|| (!defined $2 && $f->{nick} eq $their_nick)) {
+				check_friend($self, $f);
 				my $text;
 				if (defined $f->{skill}) {
 					my $downtime = '';
@@ -266,17 +267,11 @@
 		}
 	}
 	
-	# force update/reload of the friends/training data
-	elsif ($msg =~ /^\!update/i) {
-		update_friends($self);
-		check_training($self);
-		$self->privmsg('#' . $config{channel}, "Done");
-	}
-
 	# lists the chars in order of shortest training time
 	elsif ($msg =~ /^\!next/i) {
 		my $nreply = "Training: ";
 
+		check_training($self);
 		my @training = sort {
 				$a->{skill}->finish_time <=> $b->{skill}->finish_time
 			} grep { defined $_->{skill} } @friends;