diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
index 56098832e..2b0704779 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ public class EssentialsPlayerListener implements Listener
 			});
 		}
 	}
-	private final static List<String> COMMANDS = Arrays.asList("msg", "r", "mail", "m", "t", "whisper", "emsg", "tell", "er", "reply", "ereply", "email", "action", "describe", "eme", "eaction", "edescribe", "etell", "ewhisper", "pm");
+	private final static List<String> COMMANDS = Arrays.asList("msg", "w", "r", "mail", "m", "t", "whisper", "emsg", "tell", "er", "reply", "ereply", "email", "action", "describe", "eme", "eaction", "edescribe", "etell", "ewhisper", "pm");
 
 	@EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.MONITOR, ignoreCancelled = true)
 	public void onPlayerCommandPreprocess(final PlayerCommandPreprocessEvent event)
@@ -561,4 +561,4 @@ public class EssentialsPlayerListener implements Listener
 		final User user = ess.getUser(event.getPlayer());
 		user.updateActivity(true);
 	}
-}
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+}
diff --git a/Essentials/src/plugin.yml b/Essentials/src/plugin.yml
index 95c7e943a..ab9b2438e 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/plugin.yml
+++ b/Essentials/src/plugin.yml
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ commands:
   msg:
     description: Sends a private message to the specified player.
     usage: /<command> <to> <message>
-    aliases: [m,t,emsg,tell,etell,whisper,ewhisper]
+    aliases: [w,m,t,emsg,tell,etell,whisper,ewhisper]
   mute:
     description: Mutes or unmutes a player.
     usage: /<command> <player> [datediff]
@@ -454,4 +454,4 @@ commands:
 permissions:
   essentials.*:
     default: op
-    description: Give players with op everything by default
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+    description: Give players with op everything by default