diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-queries.c b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-queries.c
index 619cd0f4..50236cf2 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-queries.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-queries.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static QUERY_REC *query_find_address(SERVER_REC *server, const char *address)
 	for (tmp = server->queries; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
 		QUERY_REC *rec = tmp->data;
 
-		if (g_strcasecmp(address, rec->address) == 0)
+		if (*rec->name != '=' && g_strcasecmp(address, rec->address) == 0)
 			return rec;
 	}