diff --git a/modules/define.py b/modules/define.py
index 178a9c5a..57b3a762 100644
--- a/modules/define.py
+++ b/modules/define.py
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 #--require-config wordnik-api-key
 
 import time
-from src import Utils
+from src import ModuleManager, Utils
 
 URL_WORDNIK = "https://api.wordnik.com/v4/word.json/%s/definitions"
 URL_WORDNIK_RANDOM = "https://api.wordnik.com/v4/words.json/randomWord"
 
 RANDOM_DELAY_SECONDS = 3
 
-class Module(object):
-    def __init__(self, bot, events, exports):
-        self.bot = bot
-        self._last_called = 0
+class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
+    _last_called = 0
 
     def _get_definition(self, word):
         word = event["args"] if "args" in event else event
diff --git a/modules/google.py b/modules/google.py
index f98ed2ad..fb487db1 100644
--- a/modules/google.py
+++ b/modules/google.py
@@ -2,15 +2,12 @@
 #--require-config google-search-id
 
 import json
-from src import Utils
+from src import ModuleManager, Utils
 
 URL_GOOGLESEARCH = "https://www.googleapis.com/customsearch/v1"
 URL_GOOGLESUGGEST = "http://google.com/complete/search"
 
-class Module(object):
-    def __init__(self, bot, events, exports):
-        self.bot = bot
-
+class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     @Utils.hook("received.command.google|g", usage="[search term]")
     def google(self, event):
         """
diff --git a/modules/imdb.py b/modules/imdb.py
index d735910f..1d3a8ab5 100644
--- a/modules/imdb.py
+++ b/modules/imdb.py
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 #--require-config omdbapi-api-key
 
 import json
-from src import Utils
+from src import ModuleManager, Utils
 
 URL_OMDB = "http://www.omdbapi.com/"
 URL_IMDBTITLE = "http://imdb.com/title/%s"
 
-class Module(object):
+class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     _name = "IMDb"
-    def __init__(self, bot, events, exports):
-        self.bot = bot
 
     @Utils.hook("received.command.imdb", min_args=1, usage="<movie/tv title>")
     def imdb(self, event):
diff --git a/modules/in.py b/modules/in.py
index 52363fec..36b84f28 100644
--- a/modules/in.py
+++ b/modules/in.py
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 import time
-from src import Utils
+from src import ModuleManager, Utils
 
 SECONDS_MAX = Utils.SECONDS_WEEKS*8
 SECONDS_MAX_DESCRIPTION = "8 weeks"
 
-class Module(object):
-    def __init__(self, bot, events, exports):
-        self.bot = bot
-
+class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     @Utils.hook("received.command.in", min_args=2, usage="<time> <message>")
     def in_command(self, event):
         """
diff --git a/modules/isgd.py b/modules/isgd.py
index 6128ceb0..f55f17a7 100644
--- a/modules/isgd.py
+++ b/modules/isgd.py
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 import re
-from src import Utils
+from src import ModuleManager, Utils
 
 ISGD_API_URL = "https://is.gd/create.php"
 REGEX_URL = re.compile("https?://", re.I)
 
-class Module(object):
-    def __init__(self, bot, events, exports):
-        self.events = events
-
+class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     @Utils.hook("get.shortlink")
     def shortlink(self, event):
         url = event["url"]
diff --git a/modules/modules.py b/modules/modules.py
index 533091aa..11a29f83 100644
--- a/modules/modules.py
+++ b/modules/modules.py
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 from src import ModuleManager, Utils
 
-class Module(object):
-    def __init__(self, bot, events, exports):
-        self.bot = bot
-
+class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     @Utils.hook("received.command.loadmodule", min_args=1,
         permission="load-module", usage="<module-name>")
     def load(self, event):
diff --git a/modules/nickname_aliases.py b/modules/nickname_aliases.py
index 29545a75..ad7eee11 100644
--- a/modules/nickname_aliases.py
+++ b/modules/nickname_aliases.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #--ignore
 import types, json
-from src import Utils
+from src import ModuleManager, Utils
 
 def get_target(user):
     return user.alias or user.nickname
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@ def del_setting(user, setting):
     user.bot.database.del_user_setting(user.server.id, target,
         setting)
 
-class Module(object):
+class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     _name = "Aliases"
-    def __init__(self, bot, events, exports):
-        self.bot = bot
 
     @Utils.hook("new.user")
     def new_user(self, event):
diff --git a/modules/nr.py b/modules/nr.py
index 4d953d82..ee0f3379 100644
--- a/modules/nr.py
+++ b/modules/nr.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import collections, re, time
 from datetime import datetime, date
 from collections import Counter
 
-from src import Utils
+from src import ModuleManager, Utils
 
 from suds.client import Client
 from suds import WebFault
@@ -14,16 +14,13 @@ from suds import WebFault
 
 URL = 'https://lite.realtime.nationalrail.co.uk/OpenLDBSVWS/wsdl.aspx?ver=2016-02-16'
 
-class Module(object):
+class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     _name = "NR"
+    _client = None
 
     PASSENGER_ACTIVITIES = ["U", "P", "R"]
     COLOURS = [Utils.COLOR_LIGHTBLUE, Utils.COLOR_GREEN, Utils.COLOR_RED, Utils.COLOR_CYAN, Utils.COLOR_LIGHTGREY, Utils.COLOR_ORANGE]
 
-    def __init__(self, bot, events, exports):
-        self.bot = bot
-        self._client = None
-
     @property
     def client(self):
         if self._client: return self._client
diff --git a/modules/print_activity.py b/modules/print_activity.py
index 12e43a8b..1f113979 100644
--- a/modules/print_activity.py
+++ b/modules/print_activity.py
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import datetime
-from src import EventManager, Utils
-
-class Module(object):
-    def __init__(self, bot, events, exports):
-        self.bot = bot
+from src import EventManager, ModuleManager, Utils
 
+class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     def print_line(self, event, line, channel=None):
         timestamp = datetime.datetime.now().isoformat()
         target = str(event["server"])
diff --git a/modules/set.py b/modules/set.py
index 78001209..64a164b4 100644
--- a/modules/set.py
+++ b/modules/set.py
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-from src import Utils
-
-class Module(object):
-    def __init__(self, bot, events, exports):
-        self.exports = exports
+from src import ModuleManager, Utils
 
+class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     def _set(self, settings, event, target):
         settings_dict = dict([(setting["setting"], setting
             ) for setting in settings])
diff --git a/modules/soundcloud.py b/modules/soundcloud.py
index 8ecde75a..bb33b846 100644
--- a/modules/soundcloud.py
+++ b/modules/soundcloud.py
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 #--require-config soundcloud-api-key
 
 import json, re, time
-from src import Utils
+from src import ModuleManager, Utils
 
 URL_SOUNDCLOUD_TRACK = "http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks"
 URL_SOUNDCLOUD_RESOLVE = "http://api.soundcloud.com/resolve"
 REGEX_SOUNDCLOUD = "https?://soundcloud.com/([^/]+)/([^/]+)"
 
-class Module(object):
+class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     _name = "SoundCloud"
-    def __init__(self, bot, events, exports):
-        self.bot = bot
 
     @Utils.hook("received.command.soundcloud|sc")
     def soundcloud(self, event):
diff --git a/modules/stats.py b/modules/stats.py
index 927eedad..5cf78a54 100644
--- a/modules/stats.py
+++ b/modules/stats.py
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import time
-from src import Utils
-
-class Module(object):
-    def __init__(self, bot, events, exports):
-        self.bot = bot
+from src import ModuleManager, Utils
 
+class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     @Utils.hook("received.command.uptime")
     def uptime(self, event):
         """
diff --git a/modules/tfl.py b/modules/tfl.py
index ef7d2b08..a1bdab4a 100644
--- a/modules/tfl.py
+++ b/modules/tfl.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import collections, datetime, re
-from src import Utils
+from src import ModuleManager, Utils
 
 URL_BUS = "https://api.tfl.gov.uk/StopPoint/%s/Arrivals"
 URL_BUS_SEARCH = "https://api.tfl.gov.uk/StopPoint/Search/%s"
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@ URL_ROUTE = "https://api.tfl.gov.uk/Line/%s/Route/Sequence/all?excludeCrowding=T
 
 PLATFORM_TYPES = ["Northbound", "Southbound", "Eastbound", "Westbound", "Inner Rail", "Outer Rail"]
 
-class Module(object):
+class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     _name = "TFL"
-    def __init__(self, bot, events, exports):
-        self.bot = bot
-        self.result_map = {}
+    result_map = {}
 
     def vehicle_span(self, arrival_time, human=True):
         vehicle_due_iso8601 = arrival_time
diff --git a/modules/thesaurus.py b/modules/thesaurus.py
index 3791d609..b34c2f04 100644
--- a/modules/thesaurus.py
+++ b/modules/thesaurus.py
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 #--require-config bighugethesaurus-api-key
 
-from src import Utils
+from src import ModuleManager, Utils
 
 URL_THESAURUS = "http://words.bighugelabs.com/api/2/%s/%s/json"
 
-class Module(object):
-    def __init__(self, bot, events, exports):
-        self.bot = bot
-
+class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     @Utils.hook("received.command.synonym|antonym", min_args=1,
         usage="<word> [type]")
     def thesaurus(self, event):
diff --git a/modules/tweets.py b/modules/tweets.py
index 8f8d2396..c41d66f9 100644
--- a/modules/tweets.py
+++ b/modules/tweets.py
@@ -5,16 +5,13 @@
 
 import datetime, re, time, traceback
 import twitter
-from src import Utils
+from src import ModuleManager, Utils
 
 REGEX_TWITTERURL = re.compile(
     "https?://(?:www\.)?twitter.com/[^/]+/status/(\d+)", re.I)
 
-class Module(object):
+class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     _name = "Twitter"
-    def __init__(self, bot, events, exports):
-        self.bot = bot
-        self.events = events
 
     def make_timestamp(self, s):
         seconds_since = time.time() - datetime.datetime.strptime(s,
diff --git a/modules/weather.py b/modules/weather.py
index f16b62b7..33200958 100644
--- a/modules/weather.py
+++ b/modules/weather.py
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 #--require-config openweathermap-api-key
 
-from src import Utils
+from src import ModuleManager, Utils
 
 URL_WEATHER = "http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather"
 
-class Module(object):
-    def __init__(self, bot, events, exports):
-        self.bot = bot
-
+class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     @Utils.hook("received.command.weather", min_args=1, usage="<location>")
     def weather(self, event):
         """
diff --git a/modules/wolframalpha.py b/modules/wolframalpha.py
index 6415639c..292016e4 100644
--- a/modules/wolframalpha.py
+++ b/modules/wolframalpha.py
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 #--require-config wolframalpha-api-key
 import json
-from src import Utils
+from src import ModuleManager, Utils
 
 URL_WA = "https://api.wolframalpha.com/v1/result"
 
-class Module(object):
+class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     _name = "Wolfram|Alpha"
-    def __init__(self, bot, events, exports):
-        self.bot = bot
 
     @Utils.hook("received.command.wolframalpha|wa", min_args=1, usage="<query>")
     def wa(self, event):
diff --git a/src/ModuleManager.py b/src/ModuleManager.py
index dfcfc409..dcf87230 100644
--- a/src/ModuleManager.py
+++ b/src/ModuleManager.py
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ class ModuleNotLoadedWarning(ModuleWarning):
 
 class BaseModule(object):
     def __init__(self, bot, events, exports):
-        pass
+        self.bot = bot
+        self.events = events
+        self.exports = exports
 
 class ModuleManager(object):
     def __init__(self, bot, events, exports, directory):