diff --git a/tipbot/modules/irc.py b/tipbot/modules/irc.py
index b343cf9..16d5093 100644
--- a/tipbot/modules/irc.py
+++ b/tipbot/modules/irc.py
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class IRCNetwork(Network):
           log_info('who_chan_users: %s' % str(who_chan_users))
           for who_chan_user in who_chan_users:
             if not who_chan_user in self.userstable[who_chan]:
-              if who_chan_user[0] == "@":
+              if who_chan_user[0] in ["@","+"]:
                 who_chan_user = who_chan_user[1:]
               self.userstable[who_chan][who_chan_user] = None
           log_log("New list of users in %s: %s" % (who_chan, str(self.userstable[who_chan].keys())))