diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/cmd/CmdFactionsDescription.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/cmd/CmdFactionsDescription.java
index 73f7e1c5..3ccbdd5a 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/cmd/CmdFactionsDescription.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/cmd/CmdFactionsDescription.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class CmdFactionsDescription extends FactionsCommand
 		// Inform
 		for (MPlayer follower : msenderFaction.getMPlayers())
 		{
-			follower.msg("<i>%s <i>set your faction description to:\n%s", MixinDisplayName.get().getDisplayName(sender, follower), msenderFaction.getDescription());
+			follower.msg("<i>%s <i>set your faction description to:\n%s", MixinDisplayName.get().getDisplayName(sender, follower), msenderFaction.getDescriptionDesc());
 		}
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/cmd/CmdFactionsMotd.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/cmd/CmdFactionsMotd.java
index a6b1c567..ba608ae8 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/cmd/CmdFactionsMotd.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/cmd/CmdFactionsMotd.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.massivecraft.factions.cmd;
 
-import com.massivecraft.factions.entity.Faction;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.entity.MPerm;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.entity.MPlayer;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.event.EventFactionsMotdChange;
@@ -42,22 +41,17 @@ public class CmdFactionsMotd extends FactionsCommand
 		
 		// Args
 		String target = this.readArg();
-		
-		// Clean input
-		target = Faction.clean(target);
+
+		target = target.trim();
 		target = Txt.parse(target);
 
 		// Get Old
-		String old = null;
-		if (msenderFaction.hasMotd())
-		{
-			old = msenderFaction.getMotd();
-		}
+		String old = msenderFaction.getMotd();
 		
 		// NoChange
 		if (MUtil.equals(old, target))
 		{
-			msg("<i>The motd for %s <i>is already: <h>%s", msenderFaction.describeTo(msender, true), old == null ? Txt.parse("<silver>none") : old);
+			msg("<i>The motd for %s <i>is already: <h>%s", msenderFaction.describeTo(msender, true), msenderFaction.getMotdDesc());
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -73,7 +67,7 @@ public class CmdFactionsMotd extends FactionsCommand
 		// Inform
 		for (MPlayer follower : msenderFaction.getMPlayers())
 		{
-			follower.msg("<i>%s <i>set your faction motd to:\n%s", MixinDisplayName.get().getDisplayName(sender, follower), msenderFaction.getMotd());
+			follower.msg("<i>%s <i>set your faction motd to:\n%s", MixinDisplayName.get().getDisplayName(sender, follower), msenderFaction.getMotdDesc());
 		}
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/engine/EngineMoveChunk.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/engine/EngineMoveChunk.java
index f34630a3..1a42194d 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/engine/EngineMoveChunk.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/engine/EngineMoveChunk.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public class EngineMoveChunk extends Engine
 
 		string = string.replace("{name}", faction.getName());
 		string = string.replace("{relcolor}", faction.getColorTo(mplayer).toString());
-		string = string.replace("{desc}", faction.getDescription());
+		string = string.replace("{desc}", faction.getDescriptionDesc());
 
 		return string;
 	}
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/engine/EngineShow.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/engine/EngineShow.java
index da88a545..5f5caab2 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/engine/EngineShow.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/engine/EngineShow.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class EngineShow extends Engine
 		}
 
 		// DESCRIPTION
-		show(idPriorityLiness, Const.SHOW_ID_FACTION_DESCRIPTION, Const.SHOW_PRIORITY_FACTION_DESCRIPTION, "Description", faction.getDescription());
+		show(idPriorityLiness, Const.SHOW_ID_FACTION_DESCRIPTION, Const.SHOW_PRIORITY_FACTION_DESCRIPTION, "Description", faction.getDescriptionDesc());
 
 		// SECTION: NORMAL
 		if (normal)
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/entity/Faction.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/entity/Faction.java
index 57b39ce7..dc01c1b1 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/entity/Faction.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/entity/Faction.java
@@ -237,8 +237,7 @@ public class Faction extends Entity<Faction> implements FactionsParticipator
 	
 	public String getDescription()
 	{
-		if (this.hasDescription()) return this.description;
-		return NODESCRIPTION;
+		return this.description;
 	}
 	
 	public void setDescription(String description)
@@ -256,6 +255,15 @@ public class Faction extends Entity<Faction> implements FactionsParticipator
 		this.changed();
 	}
 	
+	// FINER
+	
+	public String getDescriptionDesc()
+	{
+		String motd = this.getDescription();
+		if (motd == null) motd = NODESCRIPTION;
+		return motd;
+	}
+	
 	// -------------------------------------------- //
 	// FIELD: motd
 	// -------------------------------------------- //
@@ -269,8 +277,7 @@ public class Faction extends Entity<Faction> implements FactionsParticipator
 	
 	public String getMotd()
 	{
-		if (this.hasMotd()) return this.motd;
-		return NOMOTD;
+		return this.motd;
 	}
 	
 	public void setMotd(String motd)
@@ -290,6 +297,17 @@ public class Faction extends Entity<Faction> implements FactionsParticipator
 	
 	// FINER
 	
+	public String getMotdDesc()
+	{
+		return getMotdDesc(this.getMotd());
+	}
+	
+	private static String getMotdDesc(String motd)
+	{
+		if (motd == null) motd = NOMOTD;
+		return motd;
+	}
+	
 	public List<Object> getMotdMessages()
 	{
 		// Create
@@ -300,7 +318,7 @@ public class Faction extends Entity<Faction> implements FactionsParticipator
 		title = Txt.titleize(title);
 		ret.add(title);
 		
-		String motd = Txt.parse("<i>" + this.getMotd());
+		String motd = Txt.parse("<i>") + this.getMotdDesc();
 		ret.add(motd);
 		
 		ret.add("");