diff --git a/scripts/supybot-wizard b/scripts/supybot-wizard
index 027feb798..df57adda6 100755
--- a/scripts/supybot-wizard
+++ b/scripts/supybot-wizard
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ def main():
             prefix the channel with # (or +, or !, or &, but no one uses those
             channels, really).""")
             channels = something('What channels?')
-        afterConnect.append('join %s' % channels)
+        afterConnect.append('admin join %s' % channels)
 
     ###
     # Plugins