diff --git a/plugins/Relay/plugin.py b/plugins/Relay/plugin.py
index 6fe419589..02ac1625c 100644
--- a/plugins/Relay/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Relay/plugin.py
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ class Relay(callbacks.Plugin):
             return
         network = self._getIrcName(irc)
         if self.registryValue('hostmasks', channel):
-            hostmask = format(' (%s)', msg.prefix)
+            hostmask = format(' (%s)', msg.prefix.split('!')[1])
         else:
             hostmask = ''
         s = format(_('%s%s has joined on %s'), msg.nick, hostmask, network)
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ class Relay(callbacks.Plugin):
             return
         network = self._getIrcName(irc)
         if self.registryValue('hostmasks', channel):
-            hostmask = format(' (%s)', msg.prefix)
+            hostmask = format(' (%s)', msg.prefix.split('!')[1])
         else:
             hostmask = ''
         if len(msg.args) > 1: