diff --git a/includes/defaults.inc.php b/includes/defaults.inc.php
index 736a41cfe..4ed8388e4 100644
--- a/includes/defaults.inc.php
+++ b/includes/defaults.inc.php
@@ -382,8 +382,8 @@ $config['device_traffic_descr'][]  = '/dummy/';
 $config['irc_host']     = "";
 $config['irc_port']     = "";
 $config['irc_maxretry'] = 3;
-$config['irc_nick']     = "LibreNMS";
-$config['irc_chan'][]   = "##librenms";
+$config['irc_nick']     = $config['project_name'];
+$config['irc_chan'][]   = "##" . $config['project_id'];
 $config['irc_pass']     = "";
 $config['irc_external'] = "";
 $config['irc_authtime'] = 3;