diff --git a/ircddb/IRCDDBApp.cpp b/ircddb/IRCDDBApp.cpp
index 42c872e..4ea553a 100644
--- a/ircddb/IRCDDBApp.cpp
+++ b/ircddb/IRCDDBApp.cpp
@@ -447,9 +447,13 @@ 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)) {
-			printf("IRCDDBApp::sendPing: sending ping to %s\n", ircUser.c_str());
 			IRCMessage *rm = new IRCMessage(t, "IDRT_PING");
 			rm->addParam(from);
+			std::string out;
+			rm->composeMessage(out);
+			out.pop_back();
+			out.pop_back();
+			printf("IRCDDBApp::sendPing: %s\n", out.c_str());
 			d->sendQ->putMessage(rm);
 			break;
 		}