diff --git a/src/core/nicklist.c b/src/core/nicklist.c
index 387394aa..9689a132 100644
--- a/src/core/nicklist.c
+++ b/src/core/nicklist.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static void nick_hash_remove(CHANNEL_REC *channel, NICK_REC *nick)
 	if (list->next == NULL)
 		g_hash_table_remove(channel->nicks, nick->nick);
 	else if (list == nick) {
-		g_hash_table_insert(channel->nicks, nick->nick,
+		g_hash_table_insert(channel->nicks, nick->next->nick,
 				    nick->next);
 	} else {
 		while (list->next != nick)