diff --git a/pinhook/bot.py b/pinhook/bot.py
index 2df123c..c8521b8 100644
--- a/pinhook/bot.py
+++ b/pinhook/bot.py
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ class Bot(irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot):
         self.start_logging(self.log_level)
         self.output_message = pinhook.plugin.message
         self.output_action = pinhook.plugin.action
+        self.internal_commands = {
+            self.cmd_prefix + 'join': 'join a channel',
+            self.cmd_prefix + 'quit': 'force the bot to quit',
+            self.cmd_prefix + 'reload': 'force bot to reload all plugins'
+        }
         self.load_plugins()
 
     class Message:
@@ -130,7 +135,12 @@ class Bot(irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot):
         self.process_event(c, e)
 
     def call_help(self, op):
-        helplist = sorted([i for i in pinhook.plugin.cmds if op or not ('ops' in pinhook.plugin.cmds[i] and pinhook.plugin.cmds[i]['ops'])])
+        cmds = [i for i in pinhook.plugin.cmds if not pinhook.plugin.cmds[i].ops]
+        cmds.append(self.cmd_prefix + 'help')
+        if op:
+            cmds += [i for i in pinhook.plugin.cmds if pinhook.plugin.cmds[i].ops]
+            cmds += [i for i in self.internal_commands]
+        helplist = sorted(cmds)
         msg = ', '.join(helplist)
         return self.output_message('Available commands: {}'.format(msg))
 
@@ -160,12 +170,12 @@ class Bot(irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot):
         output = None
         if cmd in pinhook.plugin.cmds:
             try:
-                if 'ops' in pinhook.plugin.cmds[cmd] and nick not in self.ops:
-                    if pinhook.plugin.cmds[cmd]['ops_msg']:
-                        output =  self.output_message(pinhook.plugin.cmds[cmd]['ops_msg'])
+                if pinhook.plugin.cmds[cmd].ops and nick not in self.ops:
+                    if pinhook.plugin.cmds[cmd].ops_msg:
+                        output =  self.output_message(pinhook.plugin.cmds[cmd].ops_msg)
                 else:
                     self.logger.debug('executing {}'.format(cmd))
-                    output = pinhook.plugin.cmds[cmd]['run'](self.Message(
+                    output = pinhook.plugin.cmds[cmd].run(self.Message(
                         bot=self,
                         channel=chan,
                         cmd=cmd,
diff --git a/pinhook/plugin.py b/pinhook/plugin.py
index 614b214..bfd8862 100644
--- a/pinhook/plugin.py
+++ b/pinhook/plugin.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from enum import Enum
 from functools import wraps
 
@@ -24,30 +23,34 @@ class Output:
             return msg
 
 
-class Command(ABC):
-    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        self.cmd = kwargs.get('cmd')
-        self.help = kwargs.get('help', '')
+class Command:
+    def __init__(self, cmd, **kwargs):
+        self.cmd = cmd
+        self.help_txt = kwargs.get('help_txt', '')
         self.ops = kwargs.get('ops', False)
         self.ops_msg = kwargs.get('ops_msg', '')
         self.enabled = True
-        self.add_command()
+        self.run = kwargs.get('run', self.run)
     
-    @abstractmethod
     def run(self, msg):
         pass
 
+    def enable_ops(self, ops_msg):
+        self.ops = True
+        self.ops_msg = ops_msg
+
+    def update_plugin(self, **kwargs):
+        self.help_text = kwargs.get('help_text')
+        self.run = kwargs.get('run', self.run)
+
     def add_command(self):
-        cmds[self.cmd] = {
-            'run': self.run,
-            'help': self.help,
-            'enabled': self.enabled,
-        }
-        if self.ops:
-            cmds[self.cmd].update({
-                'ops': self.ops,
-                'ops_msg': self.ops_msg,
-            })
+        cmds[self.cmd] = self
+
+    def enable(self):
+        self.enabled = True
+
+    def disable(self):
+        self.enabled = False
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.cmd
@@ -61,21 +64,19 @@ def message(msg):
     return Output(OutputType.Message, msg)
 
 
-def _add_plugin(command, help_text, func):
+def _add_command(command, help_text, func):
     if command not in cmds:
-        cmds[command] = {}
-    cmds[command].update({
-        'run': func,
-        'help': help_text
-    })
+        cmds[command] = Command(command, help_txt=help_text, run=func)
+    else:
+        cmds[command].update_plugin(help_text=help_text, run=func)
+    print(cmds)
+
 
 def _ops_plugin(command, ops_msg, func):
     if command not in cmds:
-        cmds[command] = {}
-    cmds[command].update({
-        'ops': True,
-        'ops_msg': ops_msg,
-    })
+        cmds[command] = Command(command, ops=True, ops_msg=ops_msg)
+    else:
+        cmds[command].enable_ops(ops_msg)
 
 
 def _add_listener(name, func):
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ def clear_plugins():
 def register(command, help_text=None):
     @wraps(command)
     def register_for_command(func):
-        _add_plugin(command, help_text, func)
+        _add_command(command, help_text, func)
         return func
     return register_for_command