diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Database.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Database.py
index ce3fe04..88231d9 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Database.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Database.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This is the SpiceBot Database
 # sopel imports
 from sopel.tools import Identifier
 import sopel.db
-from sopel.db import SopelDB, _deserialize, Nicknames
+from sopel.db import SopelDB, _deserialize, Nicknames, NickIDs
 
 from .Config import config as botconfig
 
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ class PluginValues(BASE):
 
 class SpiceDB(object):
 
+    def dummyfunc_pep(self):
+        return NickIDs
+
     # NICK FUNCTIONS
 
     def set_nick_value(self, nick, key, value, category='default'):