diff --git a/modules/ascii.py b/modules/ascii.py
index 7ea5848..5e180a9 100755
--- a/modules/ascii.py
+++ b/modules/ascii.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 ASCII
 """
 from io import BytesIO
+import argparse
 
 import requests
 from PIL import Image, ImageFont, ImageDraw
@@ -86,10 +87,10 @@ def char_color(pixel, code="irc"):
 		"light blue": (65,105,225), "pink":(255,192,203), "grey": (128,128,128),
 		"silver": (192,192,192)}
 
-	colors_irc = {"white": "0", "black": "1", "blue": "2", "green": "3", "red": "4",
-		"brown": "5", "purple": "6", "orange": "7", "yellow": "8", "light green": "9",
-		"teal": "10", "cyan": "11", "light blue": "12", "pink": "13", "grey": "14",
-		"silver": "15"}
+	colors_irc = {"white": "0", "black": "1", "blue": "2", "green": "3",
+		"red": "4", "brown": "5", "purple": "6", "orange": "7", "yellow": "8",
+		"light green": "9", "teal": "10", "cyan": "11", "light blue": "12",
+		"pink": "13", "grey": "14", "silver": "15"}
 
 	colors_ansi = {"white": "[1;37m", "black": "[0;30m", "blue": "[0;34m",
 		"green": "[0;32m", "red": "[0;31m", "brown": "[0;33m",
@@ -210,37 +211,34 @@ def handle_gif(image, output, reverse=False):
 @module.rate(user=60)
 @module.require_chanmsg(message="It's impolite to whisper.")
 @module.commands('ascii')
-@module.example('.ascii [-r] https://www.freshports.org/images/freshports.jpg')
+@module.example('.ascii [-rc] https://www.freshports.org/images/freshports.jpg')
 def ascii(bot, trigger):
 	"""
 	Downloads an image and converts it to ascii.
 	"""
-	reverse = False
-	color = None
-	if trigger.group(3) == "-r":
-		imagePath = trigger.group(4)
-		reverse = True
-	elif trigger.group(3) == "-c":
-		imagePath = trigger.group(4)
-		color = "irc"
-	else:
-		imagePath = trigger.group(2)
+	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+	parser.add_argument("imagePath")
+	parser.add_argument("-r", "--reverse", action="store_true")
+	parser.add_argument("-c", "--color", action="store_true")
+	parser.set_defaults(reverse=False, color=False)
+	args = parser.parse_args(trigger.group(2).split())
 
-	if not web.secCheck(bot, imagePath):
+	if args.color:
+		args.color = "irc"
+
+	if not web.secCheck(bot, args.imagePath):
 		return bot.reply("Known malicious site. Ignoring.")
 
-	if not imagePath.startswith("http"):
+	if not args.imagePath.startswith("http"):
 		bot.reply("Internet requests only.")
 		return
 
-	image = open_image(imagePath)
-	image_ascii = image_to_ascii(image, reverse, color)
+	image = open_image(args.imagePath)
+	image_ascii = image_to_ascii(image, args.reverse, args.color)
 	bot.say(image_ascii)
 
 
 if __name__=='__main__':
-	import argparse
-
 	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
 		description="Converts an image file to ascii art.")
 	parser.add_argument(