diff --git a/kike.c b/kike.c
index 1a4affc..baa141f 100644
--- a/kike.c
+++ b/kike.c
@@ -1479,6 +1479,7 @@ irc_handle_user (const struct irc_message *msg, struct client *c)
 
 	cstr_set (&c->username, xstrdup (username));
 	cstr_set (&c->realname, xstrdup (realname));
+	c->mode = 0;
 
 	unsigned long m;
 	if (xstrtoul (&m, mode, 10))