diff --git a/PBot/AntiFlood.pm b/PBot/AntiFlood.pm
index 36a3786f..0812f83a 100644
--- a/PBot/AntiFlood.pm
+++ b/PBot/AntiFlood.pm
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ sub check_flood {
   # do not do flood processing if channel is not in bot's channel list or bot is not set as chanop for the channel
   return if ($channel =~ /^#/) and (not exists $self->{pbot}->channels->channels->hash->{$channel} or $self->{pbot}->channels->channels->hash->{$channel}{chanop} == 0);
 
-  # do not do flood processing for this event if lag is significant
-  return if defined $self->{lag} and $self->{lag} >= 2;
+  # do not do flood processing for this event if lag is uninitialized or is significant
+  return if not defined $self->{lag} or $self->{lag} >= 2;
 
   if($max_messages > $self->{pbot}->{MAX_NICK_MESSAGES}) {
     $self->{pbot}->logger->log("Warning: max_messages greater than MAX_NICK_MESSAGES; truncating.\n");
diff --git a/PBot/VERSION.pm b/PBot/VERSION.pm
index 83f0c5ec..f3c9150b 100644
--- a/PBot/VERSION.pm
+++ b/PBot/VERSION.pm
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use warnings;
 # These are set automatically by the build/commit script
 use constant {
   BUILD_NAME     => "PBot",
-  BUILD_REVISION => 247,
+  BUILD_REVISION => 248,
   BUILD_DATE     => "2011-01-22",
 };