diff --git a/src/games/kill.js b/src/games/kill.js
index 6273675..fdf4c83 100644
--- a/src/games/kill.js
+++ b/src/games/kill.js
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
+'use strict';
+
 const config = require('config');
 
 function onCommand(args, context) {
-	context.bot.socket.transmit('message', {
-		roomId: context.room?.id,
-		recipient: context.message.user?.username,
-		body: 'Shutting down... :sleeping:',
-		style: config.style,
-	});
+	if (config.platform === 'schat') {
+		context.sendMessage('Shutting down... :sleeping:', context.room?.id, { type: 'message', label: false }, context.message.user?.username);
+	}
+
+	if (config.platform === 'irc' && context.room.id === config.user.nick) {
+		// if the room ID is the bot's own nickname, it's a PM and we should reply to the sender
+		context.sendMessage('Shutting down... 😴', context.user.id, { label: false });
+	} else if (config.platform === 'irc') {
+		context.sendMessage('Shutting down... 😴', context.room?.id, { type: 'message', label: false });
+	}
 
 	context.logger.info(`Kill command used by ${context.user.username}`);