diff --git a/delojza.py b/delojza.py
index 1a86dbb..5acbe8d 100755
--- a/delojza.py
+++ b/delojza.py
@@ -489,6 +489,10 @@ class DelojzaBot:
                                   os.listdir(self.out_dir))))
 
     def tg_stats(self, _, update):
+        self.db.initialize()
+        if update.message.chat.id not in self.db.get_protected_chats():
+            update.message.reply_text((self.markov.make_sentence() + "!") if self.markov and random() > .7 else "nope.")
+            return
         tag_dirs = self._get_tag_dirs()
         reply = "Total number of tags: {}\n\n".format(len(tag_dirs))
         counts = [(directory, os.listdir(os.path.join(self.out_dir, directory))) for directory in tag_dirs]
@@ -527,6 +531,10 @@ class DelojzaBot:
         return sorted(result, key=itemgetter(0))
 
     def tg_orphan(self, _, update):
+        self.db.initialize()
+        if update.message.chat.id not in self.db.get_protected_chats():
+            update.message.reply_text((self.markov.make_sentence() + "!") if self.markov and random() > .7 else "nope.")
+            return
         orphans = self._get_orphan_tags()
         if len(orphans) == 0:
             update.message.reply_text("Good job, no orphan tags!")
@@ -535,6 +543,10 @@ class DelojzaBot:
                                       ", ".join(map(itemgetter(0), orphans)))
 
     def tg_orphan_full(self, _, update):
+        self.db.initialize()
+        if update.message.chat.id not in self.db.get_protected_chats():
+            update.message.reply_text((self.markov.make_sentence() + "!") if self.markov and random() > .7 else "nope.")
+            return
         orphans = self._get_orphan_tags()
         if len(orphans) == 0:
             update.message.reply_text("Good job, no orphan tags!")