diff --git a/src/ircutils.py b/src/ircutils.py
index 51958b75e..d987b7cfe 100644
--- a/src/ircutils.py
+++ b/src/ircutils.py
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ def stripUnderline(s):
 
 def stripFormatting(s):
     """Returns the string s, with all formatting removed."""
-    s = stripBold(s)
     s = stripColor(s)
+    s = stripBold(s)
     s = stripReverse(s)
     s = stripUnderline(s)
     return s.replace('\x0f', '').replace('\x0F', '')
diff --git a/test/test_ircutils.py b/test/test_ircutils.py
index fe3d904b9..4d863ca94 100644
--- a/test/test_ircutils.py
+++ b/test/test_ircutils.py
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ class FunctionsTestCase(SupyTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(ircutils.stripFormatting('\x02bold\x0302,04foo\x03'
                                                   'bar\x0f'),
                          'boldfoobar')
+        s = ircutils.mircColor('[', 'blue') + ircutils.bold('09:21')
+        self.assertEqual(ircutils.stripFormatting(s), '[09:21')
 
     def testSafeArgument(self):
         s = 'I have been running for 9 seconds'