diff --git a/src/deforaos-irc.sh b/src/deforaos-irc.sh
index cfc3d15..1d1dc8b 100755
--- a/src/deforaos-irc.sh
+++ b/src/deforaos-irc.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ NOTICE="/NOTICE"
 PREFIX="/var/tmp/ii"
 PRIVMSG="/j"
 PROGNAME="deforaos-irc.sh"
-QUIT="/q"
+QUIT="/QUIT"
 #executables
 CUT="cut"
 FORTUNE="fortune -s"
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ _irc()
 		#quit the server
 		_info "$server: Disconnecting from server"
 		fortune=$($FORTUNE | $HEAD -n 1 | $CUT -c 1-50)
-		echo "$QUIT $fortune" > "$serverin"
+		echo "$QUIT :$fortune" > "$serverin"
 		#wait until the server is disconnected
 		#FIXME ii does not automatically clean up when quitting
 		loop=0