diff --git a/src/irc/core/irc-servers.c b/src/irc/core/irc-servers.c
index c3a342c5..820f8687 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/irc-servers.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/irc-servers.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static void server_init(IRC_SERVER_REC *server)
 					    (GCompareFunc) g_istr_equal);
 
 	/* set the standards */
-	g_hash_table_insert(server->isupport, "CHANMODES", "b,k,l,imnpst");
+	g_hash_table_insert(server->isupport, "CHANMODES", "beI,k,l,imnpst");
 	g_hash_table_insert(server->isupport, "PREFIX", "(ohv)@%+");
 
 	server->cmdcount = 0;