diff --git a/Application/ApplicationManager.cs b/Application/ApplicationManager.cs
index fbdc44b8a..170c11e6a 100644
--- a/Application/ApplicationManager.cs
+++ b/Application/ApplicationManager.cs
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ namespace IW4MAdmin.Application
                 newConfig.AutoMessages = defaultConfig.AutoMessages;
                 newConfig.GlobalRules = defaultConfig.GlobalRules;
                 newConfig.Maps = defaultConfig.Maps;
+                newConfig.DisallowedClientNames = defaultConfig.DisallowedClientNames;
                 newConfig.QuickMessages = defaultConfig.QuickMessages;
 
                 if (newConfig.Servers == null)
@@ -287,7 +288,7 @@ namespace IW4MAdmin.Application
                 }
             }
 
-            else if (config != null)
+            else
             {
                 if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(config.Id))
                 {
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ namespace IW4MAdmin.Application
                 }
             }
 
-            else if (config.Servers.Count == 0)
+            if (config.Servers.Count == 0)
             {
                 throw new ServerException("A server configuration in IW4MAdminSettings.json is invalid");
             }
diff --git a/Application/DefaultSettings.json b/Application/DefaultSettings.json
index 657eacccf..bd953c342 100644
--- a/Application/DefaultSettings.json
+++ b/Application/DefaultSettings.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "Keep grenade launcher use to a minimum",
     "Balance teams at ALL times"
   ],
+  "DisallowedClientNames": ["Unknown Soldier", "VickNet", "UnknownSoldier", "CHEATER"],
   "QuickMessages": [
     {
       "Game": "IW4",
diff --git a/Plugins/Stats/Controllers/StatsController.cs b/Plugins/Stats/Controllers/StatsController.cs
index e28ea18c4..7e882964b 100644
--- a/Plugins/Stats/Controllers/StatsController.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Stats/Controllers/StatsController.cs
@@ -54,10 +54,11 @@ namespace IW4MAdmin.Plugins.Stats.Web.Controllers
         }
 
         [HttpGet]
-        public async Task<IActionResult> GetMessageAsync(int serverId, DateTime when)
+        public async Task<IActionResult> GetMessageAsync(int serverId, long when)
         {
-            var whenUpper = when.AddMinutes(5);
-            var whenLower = when.AddMinutes(-5);
+            var whenTime = DateTime.FromFileTimeUtc(when);
+            var whenUpper = whenTime.AddMinutes(5);
+            var whenLower = whenTime.AddMinutes(-5);
 
             using (var ctx = new SharedLibraryCore.Database.DatabaseContext(true))
             {
diff --git a/SharedLibraryCore/Commands/NativeCommands.cs b/SharedLibraryCore/Commands/NativeCommands.cs
index fb81f7683..38aec069c 100644
--- a/SharedLibraryCore/Commands/NativeCommands.cs
+++ b/SharedLibraryCore/Commands/NativeCommands.cs
@@ -1219,6 +1219,11 @@ namespace SharedLibraryCore.Commands
 
         public override Task ExecuteAsync(GameEvent E)
         {
+            if (E.Target == null)
+            {
+                E.Target = E.Owner.GetClientByName(E.Data).FirstOrDefault();
+            }
+
             if (E.Message.IsBroadcastCommand())
             {
                 if (E.Target == null)
diff --git a/SharedLibraryCore/Configuration/DefaultConfiguration.cs b/SharedLibraryCore/Configuration/DefaultConfiguration.cs
index 38b2b3dcd..9a2b17dfb 100644
--- a/SharedLibraryCore/Configuration/DefaultConfiguration.cs
+++ b/SharedLibraryCore/Configuration/DefaultConfiguration.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace SharedLibraryCore.Configuration
         public List<string> GlobalRules { get; set; }
         public List<MapConfiguration> Maps { get; set; }
         public List<QuickMessageConfiguration> QuickMessages {get; set;}
+        public List<string> DisallowedClientNames { get; set; }
 
         public IBaseConfiguration Generate() => this;
 
diff --git a/SharedLibraryCore/Services/MetaService.cs b/SharedLibraryCore/Services/MetaService.cs
index fee9a77e4..36a8bb907 100644
--- a/SharedLibraryCore/Services/MetaService.cs
+++ b/SharedLibraryCore/Services/MetaService.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ namespace SharedLibraryCore.Services
         /// <returns></returns>
         public async Task AddPersistentMeta(string metaKey, string metaValue, EFClient client)
         {
+            // this seems to happen if the client disconnects before they've had time to authenticate and be added
+            if (client.ClientId < 1)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
             using (var ctx = new DatabaseContext())
             {
                 var existingMeta = await ctx.EFMeta
diff --git a/WebfrontCore/Views/Shared/Components/ProfileMetaList/_List.cshtml b/WebfrontCore/Views/Shared/Components/ProfileMetaList/_List.cshtml
index 714bbd3cf..4d973d934 100644
--- a/WebfrontCore/Views/Shared/Components/ProfileMetaList/_List.cshtml
+++ b/WebfrontCore/Views/Shared/Components/ProfileMetaList/_List.cshtml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         case SharedLibraryCore.Dtos.ProfileMeta.MetaType.ChatMessage:
             <div class="profile-meta-entry loader-data-time" data-time="@meta.When">
                 <span style="color:white;">></span>
-                <span class="client-message text-muted" data-serverid="@meta.Extra" data-when="@meta.When" title="@SharedLibraryCore.Utilities.CurrentLocalization.LocalizationIndex["WEBFRONT_PROFILE_MESSAGE_CONTEXT"]"> @meta.Value</span>
+                <span class="client-message text-muted" data-serverid="@meta.Extra" data-when="@meta.When.ToFileTimeUtc()" title="@SharedLibraryCore.Utilities.CurrentLocalization.LocalizationIndex["WEBFRONT_PROFILE_MESSAGE_CONTEXT"]"> @meta.Value</span>
             </div>
             break;
         case SharedLibraryCore.Dtos.ProfileMeta.MetaType.ReceivedPenalty: