diff --git a/Bantracker/plugin.py b/Bantracker/plugin.py
index 8edad95..cd43c4c 100644
--- a/Bantracker/plugin.py
+++ b/Bantracker/plugin.py
@@ -534,9 +534,9 @@ class Bantracker(callbacks.Plugin):
 
         # add our scheduled events for check bans for reviews or removal
         schedule.addPeriodicEvent(lambda: self.reviewBans(irc), 60*60,
-                                  name=self.name() + '_review')
+                                  'Bantracker_review')
         schedule.addPeriodicEvent(lambda: self.autoRemoveBans(irc), 600,
-                                  name=self.name() + '_autoremove')
+                                  'Bantracker_autoremove')
 
     def get_nicks(self, irc):
         self.hosts.clear()
@@ -896,6 +896,19 @@ class Bantracker(callbacks.Plugin):
     def getOp(self, irc, channel):
         msg = ircmsgs.privmsg('Chanserv', "op %s %s" % (channel, irc.nick))
         irc.queueMsg(msg)
+        schedule.addEvent(lambda: self._getOpFail(irc, channel), 60,
+                          'Bantracker_getop_%s' % channel)
+
+    def _getOpFail(self, irc, channel):
+        for c in self.registryValue('autoremove.notify.channels', channel):
+            notice = ircmsgs.notice(c, "Failed to get op in %s" % channel)
+            irc.queueMsg(notice)
+
+    def _getOpOK(self, channel):
+        try:
+            schedule.removeEvent('Bantracker_getop_%s' % channel)
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
 
     def removeBans(self, irc, channel, modes, deop=False):
         # send unban messages, with 4 modes max each.
@@ -1096,6 +1109,7 @@ class Bantracker(callbacks.Plugin):
                     if ircutils.nickEqual(irc.nick, param[1]):
                         opped = self.opped[channel] = mode[0] == '+'
                         if opped == True:
+                            self._getOpOK(channel)
                             # check if we have bans to remove
                             if channel in self.pendingBanremoval:
                                 modes = self.pendingBanremoval.pop(channel)
diff --git a/Bantracker/test.py b/Bantracker/test.py
index 6322f00..6799e6e 100644
--- a/Bantracker/test.py
+++ b/Bantracker/test.py
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ class BantrackerTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase):
         cb = self.getCallback()
         self.feedBan('asd!*@*')
         self.assertNotError('duration 1 300')
-        pluginConf.autoremove.notify.channels().append('#test')
+        pluginConf.autoremove.notify.channels.set('#test')
         try:
             cb.autoRemoveBans(self.irc)
             msg = self.irc.takeMsg()
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ class BantrackerTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase):
             cb.autoRemoveBans(self.irc)
             self.assertFalse(self.irc.takeMsg())
         finally:
-            del pluginConf.autoremove.notify.channels()[:]
+            pluginConf.autoremove.notify.channels.set('')
 
     def testAutoremoveStore(self):
         self.feedBan('asd!*@*')
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ class BantrackerTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase):
     def testOpDuration(self):
         cb = self.getCallback()
         self.feedBan('asd!*@*')
-        self.assertResponse('duration 1 1', "1 will be removed soon.")
+        self.assertNotError('duration 1 1')
         print 'waiting 2 secs ...'
         time.sleep(2)
         cb.autoRemoveBans(self.irc)
@@ -589,5 +589,27 @@ class BantrackerTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase):
         msg = self.irc.takeMsg() # unban msg
         self.assertEqual(str(msg).strip(), "MODE #test -bo asd!*@* :test")
 
+    def testOpFail(self):
+        import supybot.drivers as drivers
+        import supybot.schedule as schedule
+
+        pluginConf.autoremove.notify.channels.set('#test')
+        try:
+            cb = self.getCallback()
+            self.feedBan('asd!*@*')
+            self.assertNotError('duration 1 1')
+            print 'waiting 4 secs ...'
+            time.sleep(2)
+            cb.autoRemoveBans(self.irc)
+            msg = self.irc.takeMsg() # op msg
+            self.assertEqual(str(msg).strip(), "PRIVMSG Chanserv :op #test test")
+            schedule.rescheduleEvent('Bantracker_getop_#test', 1)
+            time.sleep(2)
+            drivers.run()
+            msg = self.irc.takeMsg() # fail msg
+            self.assertEqual(str(msg).strip(),
+                    "NOTICE #test :Failed to get op in #test")
+        finally:
+            pluginConf.autoremove.notify.channels.set('')