diff --git a/src/me/ryanhamshire/GriefPrevention/PlayerEventHandler.java b/src/me/ryanhamshire/GriefPrevention/PlayerEventHandler.java
index 0a62641..7665213 100644
--- a/src/me/ryanhamshire/GriefPrevention/PlayerEventHandler.java
+++ b/src/me/ryanhamshire/GriefPrevention/PlayerEventHandler.java
@@ -78,13 +78,6 @@ class PlayerEventHandler implements Listener
 {
 	private DataStore dataStore;
 	private GriefPrevention instance;
-
-	//typical constructor, yawn
-	PlayerEventHandler(DataStore dataStore, GriefPrevention plugin)
-	{
-		this.dataStore = dataStore;
-		this.instance = plugin;
-	}
 	
 	//list of temporarily banned ip's
 	private ArrayList<IpBanInfo> tempBannedIps = new ArrayList<IpBanInfo>();
@@ -99,10 +92,18 @@ class PlayerEventHandler implements Listener
 	private Pattern howToClaimPattern = null;
 	
 	//matcher for banned words
-	private WordFinder bannedWordFinder = new WordFinder(instance.dataStore.loadBannedWords());
+	private WordFinder bannedWordFinder;
 	
 	//spam tracker
 	SpamDetector spamDetector = new SpamDetector();
+
+	//typical constructor, yawn
+	PlayerEventHandler(DataStore dataStore, GriefPrevention plugin)
+	{
+		this.dataStore = dataStore;
+		this.instance = plugin;
+		bannedWordFinder = new WordFinder(instance.dataStore.loadBannedWords());
+	}
 	
 	//when a player chats, monitor for spam
 	@EventHandler(ignoreCancelled = true, priority = EventPriority.LOWEST)