diff --git a/tuve.c b/tuve.c
index 7254b17..96611ea 100644
--- a/tuve.c
+++ b/tuve.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
         }
       }
     }
-  else if (strcasecmp(cmd,"topic") == 0x0) {
+  else if (strcasecmp(cmd,"TOPIC") == 0x0) {
     if (data != 0x0) {
       tok_last = 0x0;
       chan = strtok_r(data,":",&tok_last);