diff --git a/src/inc/clients/irc.js b/src/inc/clients/irc.js
index 0f3ad36..0d591db 100644
--- a/src/inc/clients/irc.js
+++ b/src/inc/clients/irc.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class irc {
     this.username = this.options.username || "test";
     this.realname = this.options.realname || "test";
     this.channels = this.options.channels || [];
-    this._recachetime = (10 * 1000); // 10 minutes
+    this._recachetime = 60 * 5; // 10 minutes
     this.server = {
       motd: "",
       me: {},
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class irc {
             username: msg.params[2],
             hostname: msg.params[3]
           });
-          this.send(`WHOIS ${msg.params[5]}`);
+          this.whois(msg.params[5]);
         break;
         case "315": // who_end
           console.log(this.server.channel);
@@ -144,10 +144,13 @@ class irc {
           this.send(`PONG ${msg.params.join``}`);
           break;
         case "JOIN":
+          console.log("join", msg);
           this.send(`WHO ${msg.params[0]}`);
           break;
         case "PART":
+          console.log("part", msg);
           delete this.server.user[msg.params[0]];
+          //this.whois(msg.params[0], true); // force whois
           break;
         case "PRIVMSG":
           if (msg.params[1] === "\u0001VERSION\u0001")
@@ -224,6 +227,7 @@ class irc {
       // commands
       join: chan => this.join(chan),
       part: (chan, msg) => this.part(chan, msg),
+      whois: user => this.whois(user),
       write: msg => this.send(msg)
     };
   }
@@ -233,6 +237,18 @@ class irc {
   part(channel, msg=false) {
     this.send(`PART ${(typeof channel === "object") ? channel.join(',') : channel}${msg ? " " + msg : " part"}`);
   }
+  whois(user, force = false) {
+    user = user.toLowerCase();
+    if(this.server.user.has(user) && !force) {
+      if(this.server.user.get(user).cached >= ~~(Date.now() / 1000) - this._recachetime) {
+        console.log(this.server.user.get(user).cached, ~~(Date.now() / 1000) - this._recachetime);
+        console.log(user, "already cached");
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+    console.log("get whois for", user);
+    this.send(`WHOIS ${user}`);
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = irc;