diff --git a/src/irc/core/irc-commands.c b/src/irc/core/irc-commands.c
index 278a3d4d..23381bf8 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/irc-commands.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/irc-commands.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static void cmd_quote(const char *data, IRC_SERVER_REC *server)
 	if (server == NULL || server->connect_time == 0)
 		cmd_return_error(CMDERR_NOT_CONNECTED);
 
-	irc_send_cmd(server, data);
+	irc_send_cmd_now(server, data);
 }
 
 /* SYNTAX: RAWQUOTE <data> */