diff --git a/plugins/steam.py b/plugins/steam.py
index f75bd81..040f915 100644
--- a/plugins/steam.py
+++ b/plugins/steam.py
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ from datetime import datetime
 import re
 
 
+def shorten(inp):
+    try:
+        url = web.isgd(inp)
+    except (web.ShortenError, http.HTTPError):
+        url = inp
+    return url
+
 def db_init(db):
     db.execute("create table if not exists steam(nick primary key, acc)")
     db.commit()
@@ -35,10 +42,15 @@ def steamcalc(inp, nick='', db=None):
         if len(inp.split(" ")) > 1:
             if inp.split(" ")[1] in currencies:
                 currency = currencies[inp.split(" ")[1]]
+                dontsave = False
+            elif inp.split(" ")[1] == "dontsave":
+                dontsave = True
             else:
                 return "Invalid currency!"
             inp = inp.split(" ")[0]
-            dontsave = False
+            if len(inp.split(" ")) > 2:
+                if inp.split(" ")[2] == "dontsave":
+                    dontsave = True
     urldata = urlencode({"player": inp, "currency": currency if currency else "us"})
     soup = http.get_soup("http://steamdb.info/calculator/?" + urldata)
     try:
@@ -47,7 +59,7 @@ def steamcalc(inp, nick='', db=None):
     except Exception as e:
         print e
         return u"\x02Unable to retrieve info for %s!\x02 Is it a valid SteamCommunity profile username (%s)? " \
-               "Check if your profile is private, or go here to search: %s" % (inp, web.isgd("http://steamcommunity.com/id/%s" % inp), web.isgd("http://steamdb.info/calculator/?" + urldata))
+               "Check if your profile is private, or go here to search: %s" % (inp, shorten("http://steamcommunity.com/id/%s" % inp), shorten("http://steamdb.info/calculator/?" + urldata))
     if status == "Online":
         status = "\x033\x02Online\x02\x0f"
     elif status == "Offline":
@@ -58,33 +70,30 @@ def steamcalc(inp, nick='', db=None):
         status = "\x035\x02Busy\x02\x0f"
     elif "Looking to" in status:
         status = "\x036\x02%s\x02\x0f" % status
-    worth = None
-    timeonsteam = None
-    gamesplayed = None
     try:
         twdata = soup.find('h1', {'class': 'header-title pull-right'}).find('a')['data-text'].split(", ")
         money = twdata[0].split("My #Steam account is worth ")[1]
         time = twdata[1].split("and I spent ")[1].split(" playing games!")[0]
         worth = "This Steam account is worth \x02%s\x02, and they've spent \x02%s\x02 playing games! " % (money, time)
     except:
-        pass
+        worth = ""
     try:
         timeonsteam = soup.findAll('i')[1].text[1:-1].split(" ")
         timestamp = datetime.strptime(timeonsteam[0]+" "+timeonsteam[1]+" "+timeonsteam[2] + " - " + timeonsteam[4]+" "+timeonsteam[5], "%B %d, %Y - %H:%M:%S UTC")
         timeonsteam = timesince.timesince(timestamp)
         timeonsteam = "Their Steam account was created %s ago! " % timeonsteam
     except:
-        pass
+        timeonsteam = ""
     try:
         totalgames = soup.find('b').text
         notplayed = soup.findAll('b')[1].text
         nppercent = soup.findAll('i')[3].text[1:-1]
         gamesplayed = "They have \x02%s games in their Steam library\x02, but \x02%s of them haven't been touched\x02! That's \x02%s\x02! " % (totalgames, notplayed, nppercent)
     except:
-        pass
+        gamesplayed = ""
     if not dontsave:
         db.execute("insert or replace into steam(nick, acc) values (?,?)", (nick.lower(), inp))
         db.commit()
     if not worth and not timeonsteam and not gamesplayed:
-        return "I couldn't read the information for that user. %s" % web.isgd("http://steamdb.info/calculator/?" + urldata)
-    return u"%s (%s): %s%s%s%s" % (name, status, worth if worth else "", timeonsteam if timeonsteam else "", gamesplayed if gamesplayed else "", web.isgd("http://steamdb.info/calculator/?" + urldata))
+        return "I couldn't read the information for that user. %s" % shorten("http://steamdb.info/calculator/?" + urldata)
+    return u"%s (%s): %s%s%s%s" % (name, status, worth, timeonsteam, gamesplayed, shorten("http://steamdb.info/calculator/?" + urldata))