diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 1335111..581fa2f 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ????-??-?? Duncan Ferguson <duncan_ferguson@user.sf.net> - v4.01_02
 * Fix logic when using 'autoclose' on the command line or config file
 * Fix $HOME/.clusterssh/clusters being read in
+* Fix 'ctel', 'crsh' and 'ccon'so they work as expected
 
 2011-12-09 Duncan Ferguson <duncan_ferguson@user.sf.net> - v4.01_01
 * Include missing files from release tarballs
diff --git a/lib/App/ClusterSSH/Config.pm b/lib/App/ClusterSSH/Config.pm
index dbe7c42..6a57c7c 100644
--- a/lib/App/ClusterSSH/Config.pm
+++ b/lib/App/ClusterSSH/Config.pm
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 use version;
-our $VERSION = version->new('0.01');
+our $VERSION = version->new('0.02');
 
 use Carp;
 use Try::Tiny;
@@ -84,12 +84,17 @@ sub new {
     my $self = $class->SUPER::new(%default_config);
 
     ( my $comms = $Script ) =~ s/^c//;
-    $self->{comms} = $comms;
+
+    $comms = 'telnet'  if ( $comms eq 'tel' );
+    $comms = 'console' if ( $comms eq 'con' );
 
     # list of allowed comms methods
-    if ( 'ssh rsh telnet console' !~ m/\B$comms\B/ ) {
+    if ( 'ssh rsh telnet console' !~ m/\b$comms\b/ ) {
         $self->{comms} = 'ssh';
     }
+    else {
+        $self->{comms} = $comms;
+    }
 
     if ( $self->{comms}
         && ( !$self->{ $self->{comms} } || !-e $self->{ $self->{comms} } ) )
diff --git a/lib/App/ClusterSSH/Helper.pm b/lib/App/ClusterSSH/Helper.pm
index 39e272a..6921cbf 100644
--- a/lib/App/ClusterSSH/Helper.pm
+++ b/lib/App/ClusterSSH/Helper.pm
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 
 use version;
-our $VERSION = version->new('0.01');
+our $VERSION = version->new('0.02');
 
 use Carp;
 use Try::Tiny;
@@ -119,7 +119,10 @@ sub script {
                  \$command .= "\$svr";
                }
            }
-           \$command .= " \\\"$command\\\" ; $postcommand";
+           if("$command") {
+            \$command .= " \\\"$command\\\"";
+           }
+           \$command .= " ; $postcommand";
            warn("Running:\$command\\n"); # for debug purposes
            exec(\$command);
     HERE