diff --git a/cpanfile b/cpanfile
index bb9deed..249ff52 100644
--- a/cpanfile
+++ b/cpanfile
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ requires "Net::DNS";
 requires "Net::INET6Glue::INET_is_INET6";
 requires "Parse::RecDescent";
 requires "Path::Tiny";
-requires "Paws";
-requires "Paws::Credential::Explicit";
 requires "POE";
 requires "POE::Component::IRC";
 requires "POE::Component::IRC::Common";
diff --git a/plugins/core.pm b/plugins/core.pm
index b425fb6..d6f63f0 100644
--- a/plugins/core.pm
+++ b/plugins/core.pm
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ sub {
         if ( Module::CoreList->can('deprecated_in') ) {
             my $dep = Module::CoreList->deprecated_in($module);
             print " and deprecated in $dep" if $dep;
+            return 'handled';
         }
         if ( Module::CoreList->can('removed_from') ) {
             my $rem = Module::CoreList->removed_from($module);
             print " and removed from $rem" if $rem;
+            return 'handled';
         }
     }
     else {
@@ -42,10 +44,12 @@ sub {
             print 'Found', scalar @modules, ':', join ',',
               map { $_ . ' in ' . Module::CoreList->first_release($_) }
               @modules;
+              return 'handled';
 
         }
         else {
             print "Module $module does not appear to be in core. Perhaps capitalization matters or try using the 'cpan' command to search for it.";
+            return 'handled';
         }
     }
   }
diff --git a/t/core-plugin.t b/t/core-plugin.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64f6ce4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/core-plugin.t
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use utf8;
+use Test::More;
+use Test::Differences qw/ eq_or_diff /;
+use Capture::Tiny qw/capture/;
+use lib '.';
+my $sub = require plugins::core;
+
+sub make_said
+{
+    my ($body, $who, $server, $channel) = @_;
+
+    my @args = split /\s+/, $body; 
+    my $said = {
+      body => $body,
+      recommended_args => \@args,
+    };
+}
+
+sub check
+{
+    local $Test::Builder::Level = $Test::Builder::Level + 1;
+    my ( $body, $want, $res, $blurb ) = @_;
+
+    my $said = make_said($body);
+    my ($out, $err, @result) = capture {
+      $sub->( $said );
+    };
+
+    return eq_or_diff( $err, "", "no errors" )
+        && eq_or_diff(\@result, $res, "Result is correct")
+        && eq_or_diff( $out, $want, $blurb );
+}
+
+check("", "usage: core Module::Here", ["handled"], "usage help");
+check("CGI", "CGI Added to perl core as of 5.004 and deprecated in 5.019007", ["handled"], "deprecated");
+check("Data::Dumper", "Data::Dumper Added to perl core as of 5.005", ["handled"], "never gonna give it up");
+done_testing();