diff --git a/secure/misc/twitter.c b/secure/misc/twitter.c
index 99245b2..b749072 100644
--- a/secure/misc/twitter.c
+++ b/secure/misc/twitter.c
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@
 
 #define DEBUG(x) tell_object(find_player("rumata"),x+"\n")
 
-void create() {
-	seteuid(getuid());
+nosave variables inherit "/std/channel_supervisor";
+
+protected void create() {
+  ::create();
+	ch_read_init_file();
+  seteuid(getuid());
   CHMASTER->join("twitter",this_object());
 }
 
@@ -129,6 +133,10 @@
 	return "(Twitter)";
 }
 
+varargs string name( int casus, int demon ) {
+	return "twitter";
+}
+
 varargs string Name( int casus, int demon ) {
 	return "Twitter";
 }