diff --git a/other_things/irc-old-save/irc/handlers.lua b/other_things/irc-old-save/irc/handlers.lua
index c53a4df1..91f9e3fc 100755
--- a/other_things/irc-old-save/irc/handlers.lua
+++ b/other_things/irc-old-save/irc/handlers.lua
@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@ end
 
 local function needNewNick(conn, msg)
 	local newnick = conn.nickGenerator(msg.args[2])
-	conn:queue(msg.nick(newnick))
+	if msg.nick then
+		conn:queue(msg.nick(newnick))
+	end
+	-- Ugly hack to fix crash
 end
 
 -- ERR_ERRONEUSNICKNAME (Misspelt but remains for historical reasons)