diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/PlayerFunctions.java b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/PlayerFunctions.java
index 2dbded55f..124e949b2 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/PlayerFunctions.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/PlayerFunctions.java
@@ -274,12 +274,6 @@ public class PlayerFunctions {
      *            Caption to send
      */
     public static void sendMessage(final Player plr, final C c, final String... args) {
-
-        if (plr == null) {
-            PlotMain.sendConsoleSenderMessage(c);
-            return;
-        }
-
         if (c.s().length() < 1) {
             return;
         }
@@ -289,6 +283,10 @@ public class PlayerFunctions {
                 msg = msg.replaceFirst("%s", str);
             }
         }
+        if (plr == null) {
+            PlotMain.sendConsoleSenderMessage(c);
+            return;
+        }
         sendMessage(plr, msg);
     }
 }
diff --git a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/StringComparsion.java b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/StringComparsion.java
index e5aefa907..729eaa28f 100644
--- a/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/StringComparsion.java
+++ b/PlotSquared/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/StringComparsion.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 public class StringComparsion {
 
     private String bestMatch;
-    private double match;
+    private double match = 0;
 
     public StringComparsion(final String input, final Object[] objects) {
         double c = 0;