diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Faction.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Faction.java
index 32546978..3b9c1bd5 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Faction.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/Faction.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import com.massivecraft.factions.struct.Role;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.util.*;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.zcore.persist.Entity;
 import com.nijikokun.register.payment.Method.MethodAccount;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 
 public class Faction extends Entity implements EconomyParticipator
@@ -122,6 +123,11 @@ public class Faction extends Entity implements EconomyParticipator
 		// We need to override the default money given to players.
 		if ( ! Econ.getMethod().hasAccount(aid))
 		{
+			if ( ! Econ.getMethod().createAccount(aid))
+			{
+				P.p.log(Level.SEVERE, "Error creating faction bank account through Register: "+aid);
+				return null;
+			}
 			MethodAccount acc = Econ.getMethod().getAccount(aid);
 			acc.set(0); 
 		}
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/integration/Econ.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/integration/Econ.java
index 342bb2a3..c5cbf81b 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/integration/Econ.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/integration/Econ.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import com.massivecraft.factions.iface.EconomyParticipator;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.struct.Permission;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.struct.Role;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.util.RelationUtil;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 public class Econ
 {
@@ -81,6 +82,11 @@ public class Econ
 	
 	public static void sendBalanceInfo(FPlayer to, EconomyParticipator about)
 	{
+		if (!shouldBeUsed())
+		{
+			P.p.log(Level.WARNING, "Register does not appear to be hooked into an economy plugin.");
+			return;
+		}
 		to.msg("<a>%s's<i> balance is <h>%s<i>.", about.describeTo(to, true), Econ.moneyString(about.getAccount().balance()));
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/listeners/FactionsChatEarlyListener.java b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/listeners/FactionsChatEarlyListener.java
index 848c13bd..bd49cc75 100644
--- a/src/com/massivecraft/factions/listeners/FactionsChatEarlyListener.java
+++ b/src/com/massivecraft/factions/listeners/FactionsChatEarlyListener.java
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ public class FactionsChatEarlyListener extends PlayerListener
 		// Is it a faction chat message?
 		if (me.getChatMode() == ChatMode.FACTION)
 		{
+			Faction myFaction = me.getFaction();
 			
-			String message = String.format(Conf.factionChatFormat, me.describeTo(me), msg);
-			me.getFaction().sendMessage(message);
+			String message = String.format(Conf.factionChatFormat, me.describeTo(myFaction), msg);
+			myFaction.sendMessage(message);
 			
 			P.p.log(Level.INFO, ChatColor.stripColor("FactionChat "+me.getFaction().getTag()+": "+message));