diff --git a/irc/client.go b/irc/client.go
index 5d341c74..b127c3fc 100644
--- a/irc/client.go
+++ b/irc/client.go
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ func (client *Client) playReattachMessages(session *Session) {
 	}
 	if !session.autoreplayMissedSince.IsZero() && !hasHistoryCaps {
 		rb := NewResponseBuffer(session)
-		zncPlayPrivmsgs(client, rb, "*", time.Now().UTC(), session.autoreplayMissedSince)
+		zncPlayPrivmsgs(client, rb, "", time.Now().UTC(), session.autoreplayMissedSince)
 		rb.Send(true)
 	}
 	session.autoreplayMissedSince = time.Time{}