diff --git a/modules/markov.go b/modules/markov.go
index 5a02025..ec99799 100644
--- a/modules/markov.go
+++ b/modules/markov.go
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"git.dnix.de/an/xlog"
 )
 
-var markovPrefixLen *int
-
 var (
 	//markovPrefixLen      = flag.Int("markov_prefix_len", 3, "markov: prefix len")
 	markovAnswerLen      = flag.Int("markov_answer_len", 10, "markov: answer len")
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@ var markovChain *MarkovChain
 func init() {
 	MsgFuncs["markov"] = markovHandleMessage
 	RunFuncs["markov"] = markovRun
-	*markovPrefixLen = 3
 }
 
 func markovHandleMessage(m *Message) {
@@ -62,7 +59,8 @@ func markovHandleMessage(m *Message) {
 }
 
 func markovRun() {
-	markovChain = markovNewChain(*markovPrefixLen)
+	//markovChain = markovNewChain(*markovPrefixLen)
+	markovChain = markovNewChain(3)
 	err := markovChain.Load(*markovStateFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		xlog.Error(err.Error())