diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/Chat/IRCConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/Chat/IRCConnector.cs
index d20fe4fcc9..5d5e300e2d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/Chat/IRCConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/OptionalModules/Avatar/Chat/IRCConnector.cs
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Avatar.Chat
                         m_writer.WriteLine(String.Format("PASS {0}", m_password));
                     m_writer.WriteLine(String.Format("NICK {0}", m_nick));
                     m_writer.Flush();
-                    m_writer.WriteLine(m_user);
+                    m_writer.WriteLine(String.Format("USER {0} 0 * :OpenSim Relay",m_user));
                     m_writer.Flush();
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.OptionalModules.Avatar.Chat
                 case "003": // Welcome ...
                     break;
                 case "004": // Server information
+
                     m_log.DebugFormat("[IRC-Connector-{0}] [{1}] parms = <{2}>", idn, cmd, parms);
                     commArgs = parms.Split(CS_SPACE);
                     c_server = commArgs[1];