diff --git a/rowbot b/rowbot
index 8bdeb7f..8a0b8d1 100755
--- a/rowbot
+++ b/rowbot
@@ -741,12 +741,22 @@ hook_cmd_markov() {
 
   case $action in
   enable)
-    enabled[$to]=yes
-    privmsg "$to" "now recording $to"
+    if (( ${#action_args[@]} )); then
+      enabled[${action_args[0]}]=yes
+      privmsg "$to" "now recording ${action_args[0]}"
+    else
+      enabled[$to]=yes
+      privmsg "$to" "now recording $to"
+    fi
     ;;
   disable)
-    enabled[$to]=no
-    privmsg "$to" "no longer recording $to"
+    if (( ${#action_args[@]} )); then
+      enabled[${action_args[0]}]=no
+      privmsg "$to" "no longer recording ${action_args[0]}"
+    else
+      enabled[$to]=yes
+      privmsg "$to" "no longer recording $to"
+    fi
     ;;
   enabled\?)
     if [[ ${to:0:1} != \# || ${enabled[$to]} = yes ]]; then