diff --git a/plugins b/plugins
index bc8424c..2ee43ba 160000
--- a/plugins
+++ b/plugins
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit bc8424c1c8a01994cf04836ba589dfceea90fec1
+Subproject commit 2ee43bab89d5331dd3f4234cb3845dca9e2f145c
diff --git a/src/bot.py b/src/bot.py
index 8810bb8..8317786 100644
--- a/src/bot.py
+++ b/src/bot.py
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ class Bot:
             self.logger.error(f'Error sending IRC message: {e}')
             raise
 
+    async def privmsg(self, target, msg):
+        await self.ircsend(f'PRIVMSG {target} :{msg}')
+
+    async def action(self, target, msg):
+        await self.ircsend(f'PRIVMSG {target} :\x01ACTION {msg}\x01')
+
     def parse_message(self, message):
         parts = message.split()
         if not parts:
@@ -135,10 +141,11 @@ class Bot:
                 ssl=ssl_context
             )
 
-            await self.ircsend('CAP LS 302')
+            if self.config['SASL'].get('UseSASL'):
+                await self.ircsend('CAP LS 302')
             await self.ircsend(f'NICK {self.config["Connection"].get("Nick")}')
-            await self.ircsend(
-                f'USER {self.config["Connection"].get("Ident")} * * :{self.config["Connection"].get("Name")}')
+            await self.ircsend(f'USER {self.config["Connection"].get("Ident")} * * :'
+                               f'{self.config["Connection"].get("Name")}')
             if self.config['SASL'].get('UseSASL'):
                 await self.ircsend('CAP REQ :sasl')
         except Exception as e: