diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 37b6039..798aa31 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -66,3 +66,11 @@ def mfind(message: str, find: list, usePrefix: bool = True) -> bool:
         return any(message[: len(match) + 1] == prefix + match for match in find)
     else:
         return any(message[: len(match)] == match for match in find)
+
+def sub(message: str, bot: bare.bot, chan: Optional[str], name: Optional[str]):
+    result = message.replace("$BOTNICK", bot.nick).replace("$NICK", bot.nick)
+    if chan:
+        result = result.replace("$CHANNEL", chan).replace("$CHAN", chan)
+    if name:
+        result = result.replace("$SENDER", name).replace("$NAME", name)
+    return result
diff --git a/handlers.py b/handlers.py
index 5b6730d..3d360e5 100644
--- a/handlers.py
+++ b/handlers.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def PRIVMSG(bot: bare.bot, msg: str) -> Union[tuple[None, None], tuple[str, str]
     else:
         message = msg.split("PRIVMSG", 1)[1].split(":", 1)[1].strip()
     chan = msg.split("PRIVMSG", 1)[1].split(":", 1)[0].strip()
+    message = conf.sub(message, bot, chan, name)
     bot.log(
         f'Got "{bytes(message).lazy_decode()}" from "{name}" in "{chan}" ({bot.current})',
     )