diff --git a/src/modules/svsnick.c b/src/modules/svsnick.c
index 7be1746cb..92618fb51 100644
--- a/src/modules/svsnick.c
+++ b/src/modules/svsnick.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ CMD_FUNC(cmd_svsnick)
 	/* no 'recv_mtags' here, we do not inherit from SVSNICK but generate a new NICK event */
 	new_message(acptr, NULL, &mtags);
 	sendto_local_common_channels(acptr, NULL, 0, mtags, ":%s NICK :%s", acptr->name, parv[2]);
+	sendto_one(acptr, mtags, ":%s NICK :%s", acptr->name, parv[2]);
 	sendto_server(NULL, 0, 0, mtags, ":%s NICK %s :%ld", acptr->id, parv[2], atol(parv[3]));
 	free_message_tags(mtags);