diff --git a/.includes/irc.sh b/.includes/irc.sh
index 358d8aa..448bed5 100755
--- a/.includes/irc.sh
+++ b/.includes/irc.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Get nick
+if [[ ! -d ~/.stormux_irssi ]]; then
+    nick="$(inputbox "Please enter a username to be used when chatting. This is what other people will see when you type something. Only letters, numbers, dashes and underscores.")"
+    if ! [[ "$nick" =~ ^[a-z][-a-z0-9]*$ ]]; then
+        nick="stormux_$(uname -m)"
+    fi
+fi
+
 # Make sure irssi is installed
 if ! command -v irssi &> /dev/null ; then
     install_package irssi | dialog --progressbox "Installing irssi..." -1 -1
@@ -9,7 +17,9 @@ fi
 if [[ ! -d ~/.stormux_irssi ]]; then
     { fileName="$(mktemp --suffix .txz)"
     wget -O "$fileName" "https://stormux.org/downloads/.stormux_irssi.txz"
-    tar xf "$fileName" -C ~/; } | dialog --progressbox "Configuring irssi..." -1 -1
+    tar xf "$fileName" -C ~/
+    sed -i -e "s/user_name = \"stormux\";$/user_name = \"$nick\";/"  -e "s/nick = \"stormux\";$/nick = \"$nick\";/" ~/.stormux_irssi/config
+    } | dialog --progressbox "Configuring irssi..." -1 -1
 fi
 
 # Launch irssi