diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/DictComs.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/DictComs.py
index 4267700..cf776cc 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/DictComs.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/DictComs.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class BotDictCommands():
 
         # simplify usage of the bot command going forward
         # copy dict to not overwrite
-        triggersb['comdict'] = copy.deepcopy(botcommands.dict['commands']["prefix"][triggersb['realcom']])
+        triggersb['comdict'] = copy.deepcopy(botcommands.dict['commands']["dictcom"][triggersb['realcom']])
 
         # execute function based on command type
         triggersb['comtype'] = triggersb['comdict']["type"].lower()
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class BotDictCommands():
 
             dict_from_file = self.valid_dictcom_dict[jsondict]
 
-            dict_from_file["comtype"] = "prefix"
+            dict_from_file["comtype"] = "dictcom"
 
             # default command to filename
             if "validcoms" not in list(dict_from_file.keys()):
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Prerun.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Prerun.py
index 851d30b..a36830c 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Prerun.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Prerun.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from sopel.tools import Identifier
 import functools
 import copy
 import datetime
+
 import spicemanip
 
 from .Tools import command_permissions_check
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ from .Commands import commands as botcommands
 from .Database import db as botdb
 
 
-def prerun(t_command_type='module'):
+def prerun(t_command_type='module', t_command_subtype=None):
 
     def actual_decorator(function):
 
@@ -32,16 +33,8 @@ def prerun(t_command_type='module'):
             if not trigger_command_type:
                 return
 
-            if trigger_command_type not in list(botcommands.dict["commands"].keys()):
-                return
-
-            if trigger_command not in list(botcommands.dict["commands"][trigger_command_type].keys()):
-                return
-
-            if trigger_command_type != t_command_type:
-                if t_command_type not in list(botcommands.dict["commands"].keys()):
-                    return
-                if trigger_command in list(botcommands.dict["commands"][t_command_type].keys()):
+            if t_command_subtype:
+                if trigger_command_type != trigger_command_type:
                     return
 
             # Argsdict Defaults
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Tools.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Tools.py
index 84464e6..79b24c0 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Tools.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Tools.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import sopel
 import collections
 import os
 import sys
-import codecs
 from difflib import SequenceMatcher
 from operator import itemgetter
 from collections import abc
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/DictComs.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/DictComs.py
index 52f80b8..ffff1a4 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/DictComs.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/DictComs.py
@@ -10,12 +10,11 @@ import sopel.module
 import sopel_modules.SpiceBot as SpiceBot
 
 
-@SpiceBot.prerun('module')
+@SpiceBot.prerun('module', 'dictcom')
 @sopel.module.commands('(.*)')
 def command_dictcom(bot, trigger):
-    bot.say("here")
 
-    if trigger.sb['com'] not in list(SpiceBot.commands.dict['commands']["prefix"].keys()):
+    if trigger.sb['com'] not in list(SpiceBot.commands.dict['commands']["dictcom"].keys()):
         return
 
     trigger.sb = SpiceBot.dictcoms.get_dict(trigger.sb)
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/Gif.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/Gif.py
index 40cd25e..5188f8e 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/Gif.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Core_Commands/Gif.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import spicemanip
 # TODO custom gif shortcut commands
 
 
-@SpiceBot.prerun('module')
+@SpiceBot.prerun('module', "gif_prefix")
 @sopel.module.commands('gif')
 def gif_trigger(bot, trigger):
 
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ def gif_trigger(bot, trigger):
 @SpiceBot.prerun('module')
 @sopel.module.commands('(.*)')
 def gifapi_triggers(bot, trigger):
-    bot.say("here")
 
     if trigger.sb['com'] not in list(SpiceBot.gif.valid_api.keys()):
         return