diff --git a/src/ircutils.py b/src/ircutils.py
index bc19187e0..00c1f0c8e 100644
--- a/src/ircutils.py
+++ b/src/ircutils.py
@@ -197,33 +197,38 @@ def bold(s):
     """Returns the string s, bolded."""
     return "\x02%s\x02" % s
 
-mircColors = {None: '',
-              'white': '0',
-              'black': '1',
-              'blue': '2',
-              'green': '3',
-              'red': '4',
-              'brown': '5',
-              'purple': '6',
-              'orange': '7',
-              'yellow': '8',
-              'light green': '9',
-              'teal': '10',
-              'light blue': '11',
-              'dark blue': '12',
-              'pink': '13',
-              'dark grey': '14',
-              'light grey': '15'}
+mircColors = {
+    None: '',
+    'white': '0',
+    'black': '1',
+    'blue': '2',
+    'green': '3',
+    'red': '4',
+    'brown': '5',
+    'purple': '6',
+    'orange': '7',
+    'yellow': '8',
+    'light green': '9',
+    'teal': '10',
+    'light blue': '11',
+    'dark blue': '12',
+    'pink': '13',
+    'dark grey': '14',
+    'light grey': '15',
+}
+
+# Now add the reverse to the dictionary.
+for (k, v) in mircColors.items():
+    mircColors[int(v)] = k
 
 def mircColor(s, fg=None, bg=None):
-	"""Returns the string s, with the appropriate mIRC color codes applied."""
-	if fg is None and bg is None:
-		return s
-	else:
-		if bg is None:
-			return "\x03%s%s\x03" % (mircColors[fg], s)
-		else:
-			return "\x03%s,%s%s\x03" % (mircColors[fg], mircColors[bg], s)
+    """Returns s, with the appropriate mIRC color codes applied."""
+    if fg is None and bg is None:
+        return s
+    elif bg is None:
+        return '\x03%s%s\x03' % (mircColors[fg], s)
+    else:
+        return '\x03%s,%s%s\x03' % (mircColors[fg], mircColors[bg], s)
 			  
 
 def isValidArgument(s):