diff --git a/plugins/Misc/plugin.py b/plugins/Misc/plugin.py
index f3b849774..e2d9d3561 100644
--- a/plugins/Misc/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Misc/plugin.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class Misc(callbacks.Plugin):
                 # echo [] will get us an empty token set, but there's no need
                 # to log this in that case anyway, it being a nested command.
                 self.log.info('Not replying to %s, not a command.' % tokens[0])
-            if not isinstance(irc.irc, irclib.Irc):
+            if irc.nested:
                 bracketConfig = conf.supybot.commands.nested.brackets
                 brackets = conf.get(bracketConfig, channel)
                 if brackets: