diff --git a/ii.c b/ii.c
index 138d15a..1fd2df9 100644
--- a/ii.c
+++ b/ii.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static void print_out(char *channel, char *buf) {
 	static char buft[18];
 	time_t t = time(0);
 
-	snprintf(server, sizeof(server), "-!- %s", channel);
+	if(channel) snprintf(server, sizeof(server), "-!- %s", channel);
 	if(strstr(buf, server)) channel="";
 	create_filepath(outfile, sizeof(outfile), channel, "out");
 	if(!(out = fopen(outfile, "a"))) return;