diff --git a/commands/everyone.py b/commands/everyone.py
index 879481c..07e8604 100755
--- a/commands/everyone.py
+++ b/commands/everyone.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from evennia.contrib.rpg.rpsystem import send_emote
 from evennia.utils import iter_to_str, logger
 
 from typeclasses.readables import find_book
+from typeclasses.characters import Character
 from utils.word_list import routput, paragraph, choices
 
 def speech_effect(speech, verb, target, effects):
@@ -185,13 +186,21 @@ class CmdSay(MuxCommand):
             # Send the message to 'puppets' that have the special 'other_sayto'
             # method (if they are the object of the message):
             targets = split(r" *, *", self.lhs)
-            to_chars = [speaker.search(c, quiet=True)[0] for c in targets]
+            to_chars = [speaker.search(c, quiet=True) for c in targets]
+            to_chars = [c[0] for c in to_chars if len(c) > 0]
+
+            if to_chars == []:
+                speaker.msg(f"No match for {', '.join(targets)}")
+                return
+
             for char in to_chars:
                 if hasattr(char, 'other_sayto') and callable(char.other_sayto):
                     logger.info(f"Found {char.key}: {for_others}")
                     char.other_sayto(speaker, for_others)
 
-            who = iter_to_str([c.get_display_name(speaker) for c in to_chars])
+            who = iter_to_str([c.get_display_name(speaker)
+                               if isinstance(c, Character) else c
+                               for c in to_chars])
             whom = iter_to_str([f"/{c}" for c in targets])
 
             if verb == "ask":