diff --git a/zyklonb.c b/zyklonb.c
index 7760ed1..06988d0 100644
--- a/zyklonb.c
+++ b/zyklonb.c
@@ -853,6 +853,55 @@ plugin_send (struct plugin *plugin, const char *format, ...)
 	plugin_queue_write (plugin);
 }
 
+static void
+plugin_process_ipc (struct plugin *plugin, const struct irc_message *msg)
+{
+	// Replies are sent in the order in which they came in, so there's
+	// no need to attach a special identifier to them.  It might be
+	// desirable in some cases, though.
+
+	if (msg->params.len < 1)
+		return;
+
+	const char *command = msg->params.vector[0];
+	if (!plugin->initialized && !strcasecmp (command, "register"))
+	{
+		// Register for relaying of IRC traffic
+		plugin->initialized = true;
+
+		// Flush any queued up traffic here.  The point of queuing it in
+		// the first place is so that we don't have to wait for plugin
+		// initialization during startup.
+		//
+		// Note that if we start filtering data coming to the plugins e.g.
+		// based on what it tells us upon registration, we might need to
+		// filter `queued_output' as well.
+		str_append_str (&plugin->write_buffer, &plugin->queued_output);
+		str_free (&plugin->queued_output);
+
+		// NOTE: this may trigger the buffer length check
+		plugin_queue_write (plugin);
+	}
+	else if (!strcasecmp (command, "get_config"))
+	{
+		if (msg->params.len < 2)
+			return;
+
+		const char *value =
+			str_map_find (&plugin->ctx->config, msg->params.vector[1]);
+		// TODO: escape the value (although there's no need to ATM)
+		plugin_send (plugin, "%s :%s",
+			plugin_ipc_command, value ? value : "");
+	}
+	else if (!strcasecmp (command, "print"))
+	{
+		if (msg->params.len < 2)
+			return;
+
+		printf ("%s\n", msg->params.vector[1]);
+	}
+}
+
 static void
 plugin_process_message (const struct irc_message *msg,
 	const char *raw, void *user_data)
@@ -864,52 +913,7 @@ plugin_process_message (const struct irc_message *msg,
 		fprintf (stderr, "[%s] --> \"%s\"\n", plugin->name, raw);
 
 	if (!strcasecmp (msg->command, plugin_ipc_command))
-	{
-		// Replies are sent in the order in which they came in, so there's
-		// no need to attach a special identifier to them.  It might be
-		// desirable in some cases, though.
-
-		if (msg->params.len < 1)
-			return;
-
-		const char *command = msg->params.vector[0];
-		if (!plugin->initialized && !strcasecmp (command, "register"))
-		{
-			// Register for relaying of IRC traffic
-			plugin->initialized = true;
-
-			// Flush any queued up traffic here.  The point of queuing it in
-			// the first place is so that we don't have to wait for plugin
-			// initialization during startup.
-			//
-			// Note that if we start filtering data coming to the plugins e.g.
-			// based on what it tells us upon registration, we might need to
-			// filter `queued_output' as well.
-			str_append_str (&plugin->write_buffer, &plugin->queued_output);
-			str_free (&plugin->queued_output);
-
-			// NOTE: this may trigger the buffer length check
-			plugin_queue_write (plugin);
-		}
-		else if (!strcasecmp (command, "get_config"))
-		{
-			if (msg->params.len < 2)
-				return;
-
-			const char *value =
-				str_map_find (&ctx->config, msg->params.vector[1]);
-			// TODO: escape the value (although there's no need to ATM)
-			plugin_send (plugin, "%s :%s",
-				plugin_ipc_command, value ? value : "");
-		}
-		else if (!strcasecmp (command, "print"))
-		{
-			if (msg->params.len < 2)
-				return;
-
-			printf ("%s\n", msg->params.vector[1]);
-		}
-	}
+		plugin_process_ipc (plugin, msg);
 	else if (plugin->initialized && ctx->irc_registered)
 	{
 		// Pass everything else through to the IRC server