diff --git a/src/modules/hs_request.c b/src/modules/hs_request.c
index 84f19806c..018fc20be 100644
--- a/src/modules/hs_request.c
+++ b/src/modules/hs_request.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class CommandHSRequest : public Command
 				return MOD_CONT;
 			}
 		}
-		if (strlen(rawhostmask) < HOSTMAX - 1)
+		if (strlen(rawhostmask) < HOSTMAX)
 			snprintf(hostmask, HOSTMAX, "%s", rawhostmask);
 		else
 		{