diff --git a/bare.py b/bare.py
index 3f9b65d..180242f 100644
--- a/bare.py
+++ b/bare.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class bot:
     onJoinCmds: list[str]
     onStrtCmds: list[str]
     markov: MarkovBot
+    autoMethod: str
 
     def __init__(self, server: str): ...
 
diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index efc781d..1433f68 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ class bot(bare.bot):
             if "onStrtCmds" in conf.servers[server]
             else []
         )
+        self.autoMethof = (
+            conf.servers[server]["autoMethod"]
+            if "autoMethod" in conf.servers[server]
+            else "QUOTE"
+        )
         self.lastfmLink = conf.lastfmLink
         with open("mastermessages.txt") as f:
             TMFeed = []
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 51a2e5f..eaafb98 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ servers: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {
         "admins": ["h-tl"],
         "hosts": ["owner.firepi"],
         "threads": ["radio"],
+        "autoMethod": "MARKOV",
     },
     "backupbox": {
         "address": "127.0.0.1",
diff --git a/handlers.py b/handlers.py
index 3c07adc..cc6899f 100644
--- a/handlers.py
+++ b/handlers.py
@@ -139,13 +139,17 @@ def PRIVMSG(bot: bare.bot, msg: str) -> Union[tuple[None, None], tuple[str, str]
             elif kind == "ACTION ducks":
                 bot.msg("\x01ACTION gets hit by a duck\x01", chan)
     if chan in bot.channels and bot.channels[chan] >= bot.interval:
-        r.seed()
-        bot.channels[chan] = 0
-        with open("mastermessages.txt", "r") as mm:
-            sel = conf.decode_escapes(
-                r.sample(mm.readlines(), 1)[0].replace("\\n", "").replace("\n", "")
-            )
-            bot.msg(f"[QUOTE] {sel}", chan)
+        sel = ""
+        if bot.autoMethod == "QUOTE":
+            r.seed()
+            bot.channels[chan] = 0
+            with open("mastermessages.txt", "r") as mm:
+                sel = conf.decode_escapes(
+                    r.sample(mm.readlines(), 1)[0].replace("\\n", "").replace("\n", "")
+                )
+        else:
+            sel = "Markov resp"
+        bot.msg(f"[{bot.autoMethod}] {sel}")
     return None, None