diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ensifera/animosity/craftirc/libs/org/jibble/pircbot/PircBot.java b/src/main/java/com/ensifera/animosity/craftirc/libs/org/jibble/pircbot/PircBot.java
index 79b32b1..07d49e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ensifera/animosity/craftirc/libs/org/jibble/pircbot/PircBot.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ensifera/animosity/craftirc/libs/org/jibble/pircbot/PircBot.java
@@ -1554,6 +1554,12 @@ private void processMode(String target, String sourceNick, String sourceLogin, S
                 t++;
             }
 
+            // treat last param as a middle param
+            // section 2.3.1 of RFC 1459 
+            if (params[params.length - 1].startsWith(":")) {
+                params[params.length - 1] = params[params.length - 1].substring(1);
+            }
+
             char pn = ' ';
             int p = 1;