diff --git a/etc/bb3.conf b/etc/bb3.conf
index e51b846..f88095a 100644
--- a/etc/bb3.conf
+++ b/etc/bb3.conf
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ http_plugin_port 1092
 
 # Change this to be bot specific?
 <plugin_manager>
-	default_plugin factoids
+	default_plugin default
 </plugin_manager>
 
 <bot perlbot>
diff --git a/etc/plugins.conf b/etc/plugins.conf
index 174c6b2..31f9b59 100644
--- a/etc/plugins.conf
+++ b/etc/plugins.conf
@@ -24,14 +24,12 @@ server "*" {
         plugin "eval" {addressed: false; }
         plugin "deparse" {addressed: false; }
         plugin "badfacts" {addressed: false; }
+	plugin "default" {plugin: "nfacts"}
     }
     channel "#buubot" {
         plugin "eval" {addressed: false; }
         plugin "deparse" {addressed: false; }
     }
-    channel "#regex" {
-        plugin "badfacts" {addressed: false; }
-    }
 }
 server "*.freenode.net" {
     channel "#perlbot" {
@@ -53,5 +51,6 @@ server "*.freenode.net" {
             plugins: false;
             filtersep: true;
         }
+        plugin "default" {plugin: "nfacts"; }
     }
 } 
diff --git a/plugins/default.pm b/plugins/default.pm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52e6a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/default.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package Bot::BB3::Plugin::Default;
+use strict;
+no warnings 'void';
+
+use Data::Dumper;
+
+our $pname = "default";
+
+sub get_conf_for_channel {
+    my ($self, $pm, $server, $channel) = @_;
+    my $conf = $pm->plugin_conf($pname, $server, $channel);
+    return $conf;
+}
+
+sub new {
+    my( $class ) = @_;
+    my $self = bless {}, $class;
+    $self->{name} = $pname;
+    $self->{opts} = {
+        command => 1,
+    };
+
+    return $self;
+}
+
+sub command {
+    my ($self, $_said, $pm) = @_;
+    my $said = {%$_said}; # copy it so we can mutate it later
+    my $conf = $self->get_conf_for_channel($pm, $said->{server}, $said->{channel});
+
+    if ($said->{addressed}) {
+        my $plug_name = $conf->{plugin} // 'fact';
+        my $plugin = $pm->get_plugin( $plug_name );
+
+        $said->{body} =~ s/^default //g;
+        $said->{recommended_args} = [ split /\s+/, $said->{body} ];
+
+        local $@;
+        my( $status, $results ) = eval { $plugin->command( $said, $pm ) };
+        my $err = $@;
+
+        return ($status, $results);
+    }
+
+    return;
+}
+
+"Bot::BB3::Plugin::Default";
+
+__DATA__
+default plugin handler that supports per channel configurations
diff --git a/plugins/nfacts.pm b/plugins/nfacts.pm
index 6eb96f2..b3ef319 100644
--- a/plugins/nfacts.pm
+++ b/plugins/nfacts.pm
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ sub handle {
 
     my $prefix = $conf->{prefix} || "!";
     
-    my $regex = qr/^\Q$prefix\E(?<fact>[^@].*?)(?:\s@\s*(?<user>\S*))?$/;
+    my $regex = qr/^\Q$prefix\E(?<fact>[^@].*?)(?:\s@\s*(?<user>\S*)\s*)?$/;
 
-    if ($said->{body} =~ /^\Q$prefix\E(?<fact>[^@].*?)(?:\s@\s*(?<user>\S*))?$/ ||
+    if ($said->{body} =~ /^\Q$prefix\E(?<fact>[^@].*?)(?:\s@\s*(?<user>\S*)\s*)?$/ ||
         $said->{body} =~ /^\Q$prefix\E!@(?<user>\S+)\s+(?<fact>.+)$/) {
         my $fact = $+{fact};
         my $user = $+{user};