diff --git a/ircddb/IRCDDBApp.cpp b/ircddb/IRCDDBApp.cpp
index 4ea553a..02fba07 100644
--- a/ircddb/IRCDDBApp.cpp
+++ b/ircddb/IRCDDBApp.cpp
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ void IRCDDBApp::sendPing(const std::string &to, const std::string &from)
 		std::string ircUser = t + std::string("-") + std::to_string(j);
 
 		if (1 == d->user.count(ircUser)) {
-			IRCMessage *rm = new IRCMessage(t, "IDRT_PING");
+			IRCMessage *rm = new IRCMessage(ircUser, "IDRT_PING");
 			rm->addParam(from);
 			std::string out;
 			rm->composeMessage(out);