diff --git a/include/znc/Chan.h b/include/znc/Chan.h
index 8ba777f0..c30fc51c 100644
--- a/include/znc/Chan.h
+++ b/include/znc/Chan.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public:
 	void SetInConfig(bool b) { m_bInConfig = b; }
 	void SetCreationDate(unsigned long u) { m_ulCreationDate = u; }
 	void Disable() { m_bDisabled = true; }
-	void Enable() { m_bDisabled = false; }
+	void Enable();
 	void IncJoinTries() { m_uJoinTries++; }
 	void ResetJoinTries() { m_uJoinTries = 0; }
 	// !Setters
diff --git a/src/Chan.cpp b/src/Chan.cpp
index c03967c0..193fefeb 100644
--- a/src/Chan.cpp
+++ b/src/Chan.cpp
@@ -567,3 +567,8 @@ void CChan::SendBuffer(CClient* pClient) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+void CChan::Enable() {
+	ResetJoinTries();
+	m_bDisabled = false;
+}
diff --git a/src/IRCSock.cpp b/src/IRCSock.cpp
index 9f1f0b55..b9624676 100644
--- a/src/IRCSock.cpp
+++ b/src/IRCSock.cpp
@@ -520,7 +520,6 @@ void CIRCSock::ReadLine(const CString& sData) {
 				m_pNetwork->AddChan(sChan, false);
 				pChan = m_pNetwork->FindChan(sChan);
 				if (pChan) {
-					pChan->ResetJoinTries();
 					pChan->Enable();
 					pChan->SetIsOn(true);
 					PutIRC("MODE " + sChan);