diff --git a/lib/channel.js b/lib/channel.js
index 4772dfe6..1be710f4 100644
--- a/lib/channel.js
+++ b/lib/channel.js
@@ -2877,6 +2877,7 @@ Channel.prototype.handlePm = function (user, data) {
     if (typeof data.msg !== "string" || typeof data.to !== "string") {
         return;
     }
+    var reallyTo = data.to;
     data.to = data.to.toLowerCase();
 
     if (data.to === user.name) {
@@ -2924,7 +2925,7 @@ Channel.prototype.handlePm = function (user, data) {
     msg = this.filterMessage(msg);
     var msgobj = {
         username: user.name,
-        to: data.to,
+        to: reallyTo,
         msg: msg,
         meta: meta,
         time: Date.now()