diff --git a/bot/frontend.py b/bot/frontend.py
index ba774e1..a043f1b 100644
--- a/bot/frontend.py
+++ b/bot/frontend.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def _process_message(line):
 
     if line[1] == "JOIN":
         data.nick, data.ident, data.host = sender_regex.findall(line[0])[0]
-        data.chan = line[2][1:]
+        data.chan = line[2]
         # Check for 'join' hooks in our commands:
         commands.check("join", data)