diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Prerun.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Prerun.py
index 7bd7839..6f0cade 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Prerun.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Prerun.py
@@ -582,31 +582,36 @@ def trigger_hyphen_arg_handler(bot, trigger, botcom):
             botmessagelog.messagelog_error(botcom.dict["log_id"], "What would you like to " + directionword + " from the " + str(botcom.dict["realcom"]) + " " + str(botcom.dict["responsekey"] or '') + " entry list?")
             return False, botcom
 
+        if botcom.dict["dict"][botcom.dict["responsekey"]]["updates_enabled"] == "shared":
+            customresponses = botdb.get_nick_value(str(bot.nick), botcom.dict["dict"]["validcoms"][0] + "_" + str(botcom.dict["responsekey"]), 'sayings') or []
+        elif botcom.dict["dict"][botcom.dict["responsekey"]]["updates_enabled"] == "user":
+            customresponses = botdb.get_nick_value(str(trigger.nick), botcom.dict["dict"]["validcoms"][0] + "_" + str(botcom.dict["responsekey"]), 'sayings') or []
+
         if botcom.dict["hyphen_arg"] in ['add']:
-            if fulltext in botcom.dict["dict"][botcom.dict["responsekey"]]["responses"]:
+            if fulltext in customresponses:
                 botmessagelog.messagelog_error(botcom.dict["log_id"], "The following was already in the " + str(botcom.dict["realcom"]) + " " + str(botcom.dict["responsekey"] or '') + " entry list: '" + str(fulltext) + "'")
                 return False, botcom
 
-            botcom.dict["dict"][botcom.dict["responsekey"]]["responses"].append(fulltext)
+            customresponses.append(fulltext)
 
             if botcom.dict["dict"][botcom.dict["responsekey"]]["updates_enabled"] == "shared":
-                botdb.set_nick_value(str(bot.nick), botcom.dict["dict"]["validcoms"][0] + "_" + str(botcom.dict["responsekey"]), botcom.dict["dict"][botcom.dict["responsekey"]]["responses"])
+                botdb.set_nick_value(str(bot.nick), botcom.dict["dict"]["validcoms"][0] + "_" + str(botcom.dict["responsekey"]), customresponses)
             elif botcom.dict["dict"][botcom.dict["responsekey"]]["updates_enabled"] == "user":
-                botdb.set_nick_value(str(trigger.nick), botcom.dict["dict"]["validcoms"][0] + "_" + str(botcom.dict["responsekey"]), botcom.dict["dict"][botcom.dict["responsekey"]]["responses"])
+                botdb.set_nick_value(str(trigger.nick), botcom.dict["dict"]["validcoms"][0] + "_" + str(botcom.dict["responsekey"]), customresponses)
 
             botmessagelog.messagelog(botcom.dict["log_id"], "The following was added to the " + str(botcom.dict["realcom"]) + " " + str(botcom.dict["responsekey"] or '') + " entry list: '" + str(fulltext) + "'")
             return False, botcom
 
         elif botcom.dict["hyphen_arg"] in ['del', 'remove']:
-            if fulltext not in botcom.dict["dict"][botcom.dict["responsekey"]]["responses"]:
+            if fulltext not in customresponses:
                 botmessagelog.messagelog_error(botcom.dict["log_id"], "The following was already not in the " + str(botcom.dict["realcom"]) + " " + str(botcom.dict["responsekey"] or '') + " entry list: '" + str(fulltext) + "'")
                 return False, botcom
-            botcom.dict["dict"][botcom.dict["responsekey"]]["responses"].remove(fulltext)
+            customresponses.remove(fulltext)
 
             if botcom.dict["dict"][botcom.dict["responsekey"]]["updates_enabled"] == "shared":
-                botdb.set_nick_value(str(bot.nick), botcom.dict["dict"]["validcoms"][0] + "_" + str(botcom.dict["responsekey"]), botcom.dict["dict"][botcom.dict["responsekey"]]["responses"])
+                botdb.set_nick_value(str(bot.nick), botcom.dict["dict"]["validcoms"][0] + "_" + str(botcom.dict["responsekey"]), customresponses)
             elif botcom.dict["dict"][botcom.dict["responsekey"]]["updates_enabled"] == "user":
-                botdb.set_nick_value(str(trigger.nick), botcom.dict["dict"]["validcoms"][0] + "_" + str(botcom.dict["responsekey"]), botcom.dict["dict"][botcom.dict["responsekey"]]["responses"])
+                botdb.set_nick_value(str(trigger.nick), botcom.dict["dict"]["validcoms"][0] + "_" + str(botcom.dict["responsekey"]), customresponses)
 
             botmessagelog.messagelog(botcom.dict["log_id"], "The following was removed from the " + str(botcom.dict["realcom"]) + " " + str(botcom.dict["responsekey"] or '') + " entry list: '" + str(fulltext) + "'")
             return False, botcom