diff --git a/src/callbacks.py b/src/callbacks.py
index 15475e6b6..92cb09b0c 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.py
+++ b/src/callbacks.py
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ def reply(msg, s, prefixName=True, private=False,
     # Ok, let's make the target:
     target = ircutils.replyTo(msg)
     if private:
+        prefixName = False
         if to is not None:
             target = to
         else: