diff --git a/extra/irc/messages/messages-tests.factor b/extra/irc/messages/messages-tests.factor
index 218ed92018..539fba54eb 100644
--- a/extra/irc/messages/messages-tests.factor
+++ b/extra/irc/messages/messages-tests.factor
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ IN: irc.messages.tests
      { command "NICK" }
      { parameters  { } }
      { trailing "someuser2" }
-     { sender "someuser" } } }
+     { sender "someuser" }
+     { nickname "someuser2" } } }
 [ ":someuser!n=user@some.where NICK :someuser2"
   string>irc-message f >>timestamp ] unit-test