diff --git a/bot/bot.go b/bot/bot.go
index 8f3b110..e4f8349 100644
--- a/bot/bot.go
+++ b/bot/bot.go
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 package bot
 
+//import "github.com/kr/pretty"
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5/model"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/kr/pretty"
-
-	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5/model"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
 )
 
 type Bot struct {
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ type Bot struct {
 	TeamName             string
 	Version              string
 	WebsocketURL         string
+	StartupUnixTime      int64
 	client               *model.Client4
 	webSocketClient      *model.WebSocketClient
 	botUser              *model.User
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ func New(options ...func(s *Bot)) *Bot {
 func (b *Bot) Main() int {
 	println(b.BotName)
 
+	b.StartupUnixTime = time.Now().Unix()
+
 	b.SetupGracefulShutdown()
 
 	b.client = model.NewAPIv4Client(b.APIURL)
@@ -152,8 +156,8 @@ func (b *Bot) CreateBotDebuggingChannelIfNeeded() {
 	// Looks like we need to create the logging channel
 	channel := &model.Channel{}
 	channel.Name = b.DebuggingChannelName
-	channel.DisplayName = "Debugging For Bot"
-	channel.Purpose = "This is used as a test channel for logging bot debug messages"
+	channel.DisplayName = "LSV Serious Callers Only"
+	channel.Purpose = "Bot Channel"
 	channel.Type = model.CHANNEL_OPEN
 	channel.TeamId = b.botTeam.Id
 	if rchannel, resp := b.client.CreateChannel(channel); resp.Error != nil {
@@ -171,7 +175,7 @@ func (b *Bot) SendMsgToChannel(msg string, replyToId string, channelId string) {
 	post.Message = msg
 	post.RootId = replyToId
 	if _, resp := b.client.CreatePost(post); resp.Error != nil {
-		println("We failed to send a message to the logging channel")
+		println("We failed to send a message to the channel")
 		PrintError(resp.Error)
 	}
 }
@@ -190,14 +194,27 @@ func (b *Bot) SendMsgToDebuggingChannel(msg string, replyToId string) {
 }
 
 func (b *Bot) HandleWebSocketResponse(event *model.WebSocketEvent) {
-	b.HandleMsgFromDebuggingChannel(event)
-	b.HandleMsgFromAnyChannel(event)
-}
 
-func (b *Bot) HandleMsgFromAnyChannel(event *model.WebSocketEvent) {
+	b.HandleMsgFromDebuggingChannel(event)
+
 	if event.Event != model.WEBSOCKET_EVENT_POSTED {
 		return
 	}
+
+	post := model.PostFromJson(strings.NewReader(event.Data["post"].(string)))
+	if post == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// check to see if we have been addressed
+	if matched, _ := regexp.MatchString(`^`+b.BotName+`\s+`, post.Message); matched {
+		b.SendMsgToDebuggingChannel("i have been addressed in channel "+post.ChannelId, "")
+		b.HandleMsgFromAnyChannel(event)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func (b *Bot) HandleMsgFromAnyChannel(event *model.WebSocketEvent) {
 	println("responding to channel msg")
 
 	post := model.PostFromJson(strings.NewReader(event.Data["post"].(string)))
@@ -205,9 +222,7 @@ func (b *Bot) HandleMsgFromAnyChannel(event *model.WebSocketEvent) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	pretty.Print(post)
-
-	channel := post.ChannelId
+	//pretty.Print(post)
 
 	// ignore my events
 	if post.UserId == b.botUser.Id {
@@ -216,11 +231,18 @@ func (b *Bot) HandleMsgFromAnyChannel(event *model.WebSocketEvent) {
 
 	// if you see any word matching 'alive' then respond
 	if matched, _ := regexp.MatchString(`(?:^|\W)alive(?:$|\W)`, post.Message); matched {
-		b.SendMsgToChannel("Yes I'm running", "", channel)
+		b.SendMsgToChannel("Yes I'm running", "", post.ChannelId)
 		return
 	}
 
-	//b.SendMsgToDebuggingChannel("I did not understand you!", post.Id)
+	if matched, _ := regexp.MatchString(`(?:^|\W)uptime(?:$|\W)`, post.Message); matched {
+		uptime := time.Now().Unix() - b.StartupUnixTime
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("running: uptime %d seconds", uptime)
+		b.SendMsgToChannel(msg, "", post.ChannelId)
+		return
+	}
+
+	b.SendMsgToChannel("I did not understand your command, sorry", post.Id, post.ChannelId)
 
 }
 
@@ -245,6 +267,12 @@ func (b *Bot) HandleMsgFromDebuggingChannel(event *model.WebSocketEvent) {
 			return
 		}
 
+		if matched, _ := regexp.MatchString(`(?:^|\W)shutdown(?:$|\W)`, post.Message); matched {
+			b.SendMsgToDebuggingChannel("i will now exit", post.Id)
+			syscall.Kill(syscall.Getpid(), syscall.SIGINT)
+			return
+		}
+
 		// if you see any word matching 'alive' then respond
 		if matched, _ := regexp.MatchString(`(?:^|\W)alive(?:$|\W)`, post.Message); matched {
 			b.SendMsgToDebuggingChannel("Yes I'm running", post.Id)