diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 45b6d99..3bfa060 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 0.27 
 
+  Bugfix to the count_unrecognized_commands plugin so it works
+  under PPerl (it wasn't resetting the count properly).
+
   reset_transaction is called after disconnect plugins are called so
   the Transaction objects DESTROY method is called. (Thanks to Robert
   James Kaes <rjkaes@flarenet.com>)
diff --git a/plugins/count_unrecognized_commands b/plugins/count_unrecognized_commands
index 2a1f7e4..f08e78b 100644
--- a/plugins/count_unrecognized_commands
+++ b/plugins/count_unrecognized_commands
@@ -25,17 +25,19 @@ sub register {
     $self->{_unrec_cmd_max} = 4;
   }
 
-  $self->{_unrec_cmd_count} = 0;
+  $qp->connection->notes('unrec_cmd_count', 0);
+
 }
 
 sub check_unrec_cmd {
-  my ($self, $transaction, $cmd) = @_;
+  my ($self, $cmd) = @_[0,2];
   
   $self->log(5, "Unrecognized command '$cmd'");
 
-  $self->{_unrec_cmd_count}++;
-
-  my $badcmdcount = $self->{_unrec_cmd_count};
+  my $badcmdcount = 
+    $self->qp->connection->notes('unrec_cmd_count',
+				 $self->qp->connection->notes('unrec_cmd_count') + 1
+				);
 
   if ($badcmdcount >= $self->{_unrec_cmd_max}) {
     $self->log(5, "Closing connection. Too many unrecognized commands.");