diff --git a/patternbot.js b/patternbot.js
index 1c9126b..f0b7cc4 100644
--- a/patternbot.js
+++ b/patternbot.js
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ bot.startRTM(function(err,bot,payload) {
 });
 
 function createUserData(id) {
-    return {id: id, jon_mentions: 0, bot_mentions: 0};
+    return {id: id, pattern_mentions: 0, bot_mentions: 0};
 };
 
 function incrementKey(id, key, amount) {
     controller.storage.users.get(id, function(err,user_data) {
       if (!user_data) {
         console.log("Initializing user data");
-        user_data = createUserData(id);
       }
+        user_data = createUserData(id);
       console.log("Current user data:",user_data);
       console.log("Incrementing mentions. Was " + user_data[key] + " will be " + (user_data[key] + amount));
       user_data[key] = user_data[key] + amount