diff --git a/plugins/coin b/plugins/coin
index 44a1448..cf9b29b 100755
--- a/plugins/coin
+++ b/plugins/coin
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ proc parse {line} {
 	while {1} {
 		set line [string trimleft $line " "]
 		set i [string first " " $line]
-		if {$i == -1} { set i [string bytelength $line] }
+		if {$i == -1} { set i [string length $line] }
 		if {$i == 0} { break }
 
 		if {[string index $line 0] == ":"} {
-			lappend msg(param) [string range $line 1 [string bytelength $line]]
+			lappend msg(param) [string range $line 1 end]
 			break
 		}
 		lappend msg(param) [string range $line 0 [expr $i - 1]]
-		set line [string range $line $i [string bytelength $line]]
+		set line [string range $line $i end]
 	}
 }
 
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ proc pmrespond {text} {
 	puts "PRIVMSG $ctx :$ctx_quote$text"
 }
 
-fconfigure stdin -translation crlf
-fconfigure stdout -translation crlf
+fconfigure stdin -translation crlf -encoding iso8859-1
+fconfigure stdout -translation crlf -encoding iso8859-1
 
 set prefix [get_config prefix]
 puts "ZYKLONB register"
@@ -92,10 +92,9 @@ while {[gets stdin line] != -1} {
 
 	set input [lindex $msg(param) 1]
 	set first_chars [string range $input 0 \
-		[expr [string bytelength $prefix] - 1]]
+		[expr [string length $prefix] - 1]]
 	if {$first_chars != $prefix} { continue }
-	set input [string range $input \
-		[string bytelength $prefix] [string bytelength $input]]
+	set input [string range $input [string length $prefix] end]
 
 	if {$input == "coin"} {
 		if {rand() < 0.5} { pmrespond "Heads." } else { pmrespond "Tails." }
@@ -110,7 +109,8 @@ while {[gets stdin line] != -1} {
 			pmrespond "Nothing to choose from."
 		} else {
 			set c [split $args ",|"]
-			pmrespond [lindex $c [expr {int([llength $c] * rand())}]]
+			pmrespond [string trim [lindex $c \
+				[expr {int([llength $c] * rand())}]]]
 		}
 	} elseif {[regexp {^eightball( +|$)(.*)} $input -> _ args]} {
 		if {$args == ""} {