diff --git a/plugins/history.py b/plugins/history.py
index 5f32fa069..6473deef5 100644
--- a/plugins/history.py
+++ b/plugins/history.py
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ def seen(text, nick, chan, db, event):
 
     if last_seen:
         reltime = timeformat.time_since(last_seen[1])
-        if last_seen[0] != text.lower():  # for glob matching
-            text = last_seen[0]
+        if last_seen[0] != name.lower():  # for glob matching
+            name = last_seen[0]
         if last_seen[2][0:1] == "\x01":
-            return '{} was last seen {} ago: * {} {}'.format(text, reltime, text, last_seen[2][8:-1])
+            return '{} was last seen in {} {} ago: * {} {}'.format(name, chan, reltime, name, last_seen[2][8:-1])
         else:
-            return '{} was last seen {} ago saying: {}'.format(text, reltime, last_seen[2])
+            return '{} was last seen in {} {} ago saying: {}'.format(name, chan, reltime, last_seen[2])
     else:
-        return "I've never seen {} talking in this channel.".format(text)
+        return "I've never seen {} talking in {}.".format(name, chan)