diff --git a/TODO-SHADOW b/TODO-SHADOW
index cc25fcc..583a8c5 100644
--- a/TODO-SHADOW
+++ b/TODO-SHADOW
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 Todo list for ShadowIRCd 6.1
 -----------------------------
-* pretty error messages for +ah stuff
 * update ojoin/omode/etc to use +ah
 * notice/message !#channel and %#channel
 * clean disable/removal of modes on rehash, if possible without being ugly
diff --git a/modules/core/m_kick.c b/modules/core/m_kick.c
index b32bf9b..572e911 100644
--- a/modules/core/m_kick.c
+++ b/modules/core/m_kick.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ m_kick(struct Client *client_p, struct Client *source_p, int parc, const char *p
 					is_override = 1;
 				else
 				{
-					sendto_one(source_p, form_str(ERR_CHANOPRIVSNEEDED),
+					sendto_one(source_p, ":%s 482 %s %s :You do not have the proper privledges to kick this user",
 							me.name, source_p->name, name);
 					return 0;
 				}