diff --git a/actions.go b/actions.go
index f08596b..6187f6b 100644
--- a/actions.go
+++ b/actions.go
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ func handleMessage(c *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, event *string) {
 		}
 
 		// Lock command
-		timerStore.Add(r.MatcherID())
+		timerStore.AddCooldown(r.MatcherID())
 	}
 }
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index b3f4454..66a50ee 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func (r *rule) Matches(m *irc.Message, event *string) bool {
 	}
 
 	// Check whether rule is in cooldown
-	if r.Cooldown != nil && timerStore.Has(r.MatcherID(), *r.Cooldown) {
+	if r.Cooldown != nil && timerStore.InCooldown(r.MatcherID(), *r.Cooldown) {
 		logger.Trace("Non-Match: On cooldown")
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/timers.go b/timers.go
index 85d228c..615865b 100644
--- a/timers.go
+++ b/timers.go
@@ -8,48 +8,78 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+type timerType uint8
+
+const (
+	timerTypePermit timerType = iota
+	timerTypeChatMessage
+	timerTypeCooldown
+)
+
 var timerStore = newTimer()
 
+type timerEntry struct {
+	kind timerType
+	time time.Time
+}
+
 type timer struct {
-	timers map[string]time.Time
+	timers map[string]timerEntry
 	lock   *sync.RWMutex
+	kind   timerType
 }
 
 func newTimer() *timer {
 	return &timer{
-		timers: map[string]time.Time{},
+		timers: map[string]timerEntry{},
 		lock:   new(sync.RWMutex),
 	}
 }
 
-func (t *timer) Add(id string) {
-	t.lock.Lock()
-	defer t.lock.Unlock()
+// Cooldown timer
 
-	t.timers[id] = time.Now()
+func (t *timer) AddCooldown(ruleID string) {
+	t.add(timerTypeCooldown, t.getCooldownTimerKey(ruleID))
 }
 
+func (t *timer) InCooldown(ruleID string, cooldown time.Duration) bool {
+	return t.has(t.getCooldownTimerKey(ruleID), cooldown)
+}
+
+func (t timer) getCooldownTimerKey(ruleID string) string {
+	h := sha256.New()
+	fmt.Fprintf(h, "%d:%s", timerTypeCooldown, ruleID)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("sha256:%x", h.Sum(nil))
+}
+
+// Permit timer
+
 func (t *timer) AddPermit(channel, username string) {
-	t.Add(t.getPermitTimerKey(channel, username))
-}
-
-func (t *timer) Has(id string, validity time.Duration) bool {
-	t.lock.RLock()
-	defer t.lock.RUnlock()
-
-	return time.Since(t.timers[id]) < validity
+	t.add(timerTypePermit, t.getPermitTimerKey(channel, username))
 }
 
 func (t *timer) HasPermit(channel, username string) bool {
-	return t.Has(t.getPermitTimerKey(channel, username), config.PermitTimeout)
-}
-
-func (t timer) NormalizeUsername(username string) string {
-	return strings.ToLower(strings.TrimLeft(username, "@"))
+	return t.has(t.getPermitTimerKey(channel, username), config.PermitTimeout)
 }
 
 func (t timer) getPermitTimerKey(channel, username string) string {
 	h := sha256.New()
-	fmt.Fprintf(h, "%s:%s", channel, t.NormalizeUsername(username))
+	fmt.Fprintf(h, "%d:%s:%s", timerTypePermit, channel, strings.ToLower(strings.TrimLeft(username, "@")))
 	return fmt.Sprintf("sha256:%x", h.Sum(nil))
 }
+
+// Generic
+
+func (t *timer) add(kind timerType, id string) {
+	t.lock.Lock()
+	defer t.lock.Unlock()
+
+	t.timers[id] = timerEntry{kind: kind, time: time.Now()}
+}
+
+func (t *timer) has(id string, validity time.Duration) bool {
+	t.lock.RLock()
+	defer t.lock.RUnlock()
+
+	return time.Since(t.timers[id].time) < validity
+}