diff --git a/bot/bot.go b/bot/bot.go
index e9d3561..05c6808 100644
--- a/bot/bot.go
+++ b/bot/bot.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func NewBotOptions(options ...Option) (Bot, error) {
 	cfg := &client.Config{
 		Me:          &state.Nick{Nick: "goircbot"},
 		NewNick:     func(s string) string { return s + "_" },
+		ReNickDelay: 1 * time.Second,
 		PingFreq:    3 * time.Minute,
 		QuitMessage: "I have to go.",
 		Server:      "",
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7acaf1a..23e8507 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.24.0
 require (
 	github.com/StalkR/dnssec-analyzer v1.0.0
 	github.com/StalkR/imdb v1.0.16
-	github.com/fluffle/goirc v1.3.3
+	github.com/fluffle/goirc v1.3.4
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.38.0
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 49e58e3..727e5e1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/emersion/go-sasl v0.0.0-20241020182733-b788ff22d5a6 h1:oP4q0fw+fOSWn3DfFi4EXdT+B+gTtzx8GC9xsc26Znk=
 github.com/emersion/go-sasl v0.0.0-20241020182733-b788ff22d5a6/go.mod h1:iL2twTeMvZnrg54ZoPDNfJaJaqy0xIQFuBdrLsmspwQ=
-github.com/fluffle/goirc v1.3.3 h1:JMdZMKt9pvlK2q/WzbwTT4l8JQszsANn8XCEJTIw3qo=
-github.com/fluffle/goirc v1.3.3/go.mod h1:UCLIVSm0oOfQ0E1Hyn7IC1SRf/xl15E8s8HfGh6tjoU=
+github.com/fluffle/goirc v1.3.4 h1:WqIuoQpwAxtjzeDVj0jmWnjbJmaPUSlt6CrTUaQYI94=
+github.com/fluffle/goirc v1.3.4/go.mod h1:u5jzFHvmESPQ6pzcT/OVSKKd/WOh5pKDM28XJn15cO0=
 github.com/golang/glog v1.2.5 h1:DrW6hGnjIhtvhOIiAKT6Psh/Kd/ldepEa81DKeiRJ5I=
 github.com/golang/glog v1.2.5/go.mod h1:6AhwSGph0fcJtXVM/PEHPqZlFeoLxhs7/t5UDAwmO+w=
 github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20190702054246-869f871628b6/go.mod h1:cIg4eruTrX1D+g88fzRXU5OdNfaM+9IcxsU14FzY7Hc=
diff --git a/goircbot b/goircbot
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..147cebd
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