diff --git a/handlers/quotedb/handlers.go b/handlers/quotedb/handlers.go
index 194b000..3c103a8 100644
--- a/handlers/quotedb/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers/quotedb/handlers.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type QuoteHandler struct {
 }
 
 func (h *AddQuoteHandler) Describe() (string, string) {
-	return "!addquote", "Add a quote to the database"
+	return "addquote", "Add a quote to the database"
 }
 
 func (h *AddQuoteHandler) Command(ctx context.Context, w hugot.ResponseWriter, m *hugot.Message) error {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (h *AddQuoteHandler) Command(ctx context.Context, w hugot.ResponseWriter, m
 }
 
 func (h *LastQuoteHandler) Describe() (string, string) {
-	return "!lastquote", "Show the last-added quote"
+	return "lastquote", "Show the last-added quote"
 }
 
 func (h *LastQuoteHandler) Command(ctx context.Context, w hugot.ResponseWriter, m *hugot.Message) error {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (h *LastQuoteHandler) Command(ctx context.Context, w hugot.ResponseWriter,
 }
 
 func (h *FindQuoteHandler) Describe() (string, string) {
-	return "!findquote", "Search for a quote by substring"
+	return "findquote", "Search for a quote by substring"
 }
 
 func (h *FindQuoteHandler) find(channel, term string) string {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (h *FindQuoteHandler) Command(ctx context.Context, w hugot.ResponseWriter,
 }
 
 func (h *RandQuoteHandler) Describe() (string, string) {
-	return "!randquote", "Show a random quote"
+	return "randquote", "Show a random quote"
 }
 
 func (h *RandQuoteHandler) Command(ctx context.Context, w hugot.ResponseWriter, m *hugot.Message) error {