diff --git a/src/core/chat-commands.c b/src/core/chat-commands.c
index 11cc9c30..eece8dde 100644
--- a/src/core/chat-commands.c
+++ b/src/core/chat-commands.c
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ static void update_reconnection(SERVER_CONNECT_REC *conn, SERVER_REC *server)
 	SERVER_CONNECT_REC *oldconn;
 	RECONNECT_REC *recon;
 
-	conn->reconnection = TRUE;
-
 	if (server != NULL) {
 		oldconn = server->connrec;
                 reconnect_save_status(conn, server);
@@ -168,6 +166,8 @@ static void update_reconnection(SERVER_CONNECT_REC *conn, SERVER_REC *server)
 		conn->channels = g_strdup(oldconn->channels);
 	}
 
+	conn->reconnection = TRUE;
+
 	if (conn->chatnet == NULL && oldconn->chatnet != NULL)
 		conn->chatnet = g_strdup(oldconn->chatnet);