diff --git a/src/irc/core/irc-servers-reconnect.c b/src/irc/core/irc-servers-reconnect.c
index 07b39b88..c2649f5e 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/irc-servers-reconnect.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/irc-servers-reconnect.c
@@ -68,8 +68,12 @@ static void sig_connected(IRC_SERVER_REC *server)
 	if (!IS_IRC_SERVER(server) || !server->connrec->reconnection)
 		return;
 
-	if (server->connrec->away_reason != NULL)
+	if (server->connrec->away_reason != NULL) {
 		irc_send_cmdv(server, "AWAY :%s", server->connrec->away_reason);
+
+		g_free(server->away_reason);
+		server->away_reason = g_strdup(server->connrec->away_reason);
+	}
 }
 
 static void event_nick_collision(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data)