diff --git a/Chanban/cmgmt.tcl b/Chanban/cmgmt.tcl
index fb984b1..61459ba 100644
--- a/Chanban/cmgmt.tcl
+++ b/Chanban/cmgmt.tcl
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ namespace eval cmgmt {
         set banmask [lindex [split $text] 1]
 
         if {$banmask eq ""} {
-            putserv "PRIVMSG $chan :[::msgcat::mc pm.error.syntax] addban <#chan> <banmask>"
+            putserv "PRIVMSG $nick :[::msgcat::mc pm.error.syntax] addban <#chan> <banmask>"
             return 0
         }