diff --git a/include/znc/IRCNetwork.h b/include/znc/IRCNetwork.h
index bcedb9af..20127580 100644
--- a/include/znc/IRCNetwork.h
+++ b/include/znc/IRCNetwork.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
 	bool PutModule(const CString& sModule, const CString& sLine, CClient* pClient = NULL, CClient* pSkipClient = NULL);
 
 	const std::vector<CChan*>& GetChans() const;
-	CChan* FindChan(const CString& sName) const;
+	CChan* FindChan(CString sName) const;
 	bool AddChan(CChan* pChan);
 	bool AddChan(const CString& sName, bool bInConfig);
 	bool DelChan(const CString& sName);
diff --git a/src/IRCNetwork.cpp b/src/IRCNetwork.cpp
index 0124daf5..78eb9f23 100644
--- a/src/IRCNetwork.cpp
+++ b/src/IRCNetwork.cpp
@@ -606,7 +606,11 @@ bool CIRCNetwork::PutModule(const CString& sModule, const CString& sLine, CClien
 
 const vector<CChan*>& CIRCNetwork::GetChans() const { return m_vChans; }
 
-CChan* CIRCNetwork::FindChan(const CString& sName) const {
+CChan* CIRCNetwork::FindChan(CString sName) const {
+	if (GetIRCSock()) {
+		sName.TrimLeft(GetIRCSock()->GetPerms());
+	}
+
 	for (unsigned int a = 0; a < m_vChans.size(); a++) {
 		CChan* pChan = m_vChans[a];
 		if (sName.Equals(pChan->GetName())) {