diff --git a/game/runner.py b/game/runner.py
index f7408c74c..383457cb9 100644
--- a/game/runner.py
+++ b/game/runner.py
@@ -106,29 +106,6 @@ def get_pid(pidfile):
             pid = f.read()
     return pid
 
-def cycle_logfile(logfile):
-    """
-    Move the old log files to <filename>.old
-
-    """
-    logfile_old = logfile + '.old'
-    if os.path.exists(logfile):
-        # Cycle the old logfiles to *.old
-        if os.path.exists(logfile_old):
-            # E.g. Windows don't support rename-replace
-            os.remove(logfile_old)
-        os.rename(logfile, logfile_old)
-
-    logfile = settings.HTTP_LOG_FILE.strip()
-    logfile_old = logfile + '.old'
-    if os.path.exists(logfile):
-        # Cycle the old logfiles to *.old
-        if os.path.exists(logfile_old):
-            # E.g. Windows don't support rename-replace
-            os.remove(logfile_old)
-        os.rename(logfile, logfile_old)
-
-
 # Start program management
 
 SERVER = None
@@ -268,7 +245,6 @@ def main():
             del server_argv[2]
             print "\nStarting Evennia Server (output to stdout)."
         else:
-            cycle_logfile(SERVER_LOGFILE)
             print "\nStarting Evennia Server (output to server logfile)."
         if options.sprof:
             server_argv.extend(sprof_argv)
@@ -290,7 +266,7 @@ def main():
             set_restart_mode(PORTAL_RESTART, True)
             print "\nStarting Evennia Portal in non-Daemon mode (output to stdout)."
         else:
-            cycle_logfile(PORTAL_LOGFILE)
+            PORTAL_LOGFILE
             set_restart_mode(PORTAL_RESTART, False)
             print "\nStarting Evennia Portal in Daemon mode (output to portal logfile)."
         if options.pprof:
diff --git a/src/commands/default/comms.py b/src/commands/default/comms.py
index fa0397292..b886306c4 100644
--- a/src/commands/default/comms.py
+++ b/src/commands/default/comms.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def find_channel(caller, channelname, silent=False, noaliases=False):
         return None
     return channels[0]
 
-class CmdAddCom(MuxCommand):
+class CmdAddCom(MuxPlayerCommand):
     """
     addcom - subscribe to a channel with optional alias
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class CmdAddCom(MuxCommand):
             self.msg(string)
 
 
-class CmdDelCom(MuxCommand):
+class CmdDelCom(MuxPlayerCommand):
     """
     delcom - unsubscribe from channel or remove channel alias