diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 7cd829a..e28e9b3 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ handlers["353"] = function(o, prefix, me, chanType, channel, names)
 		 	
 		 	local users = o.channels[channel].users
 		 	for nick in names:gmatch("(%S+)") do
-		 		users[nick] = {}
+		 		local access, name = parseNick(nick)
+		 		users[name] = {type = access}
 		 	end
 		 end
 end
diff --git a/util.lua b/util.lua
index df7de07..93d224b 100644
--- a/util.lua
+++ b/util.lua
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ function parse(line)
          return prefix, cmd, params
 end
 
+function parseNick(nick)
+		 return nick:match("^([%+@]?)(.+)$")
+end
+
 function parsePrefix(prefix)
          local user = {}
          if prefix then