diff --git a/plugins/Irc/IrcPlugin.php b/plugins/Irc/IrcPlugin.php
index dec6d7e832..855aa3305e 100644
--- a/plugins/Irc/IrcPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/Irc/IrcPlugin.php
@@ -165,8 +165,11 @@ class IrcPlugin extends ImPlugin {
      * @return boolean success value
      */
     public function send_message($screenname, $body) {
-        $this->fake_irc->doPrivmsg($screenname, $body);
-        $this->enqueue_outgoing_raw(array('type' => 'message', 'data' => $this->fake_irc->would_be_sent));
+        $lines = explode("\n", $body);
+        foreach ($lines as $line) {
+            $this->fake_irc->doPrivmsg($screenname, $line);
+            $this->enqueue_outgoing_raw(array('type' => 'message', 'data' => $this->fake_irc->would_be_sent));
+        }
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/Irc/ircmanager.php b/plugins/Irc/ircmanager.php
index 8d9cac885b..51996bef99 100644
--- a/plugins/Irc/ircmanager.php
+++ b/plugins/Irc/ircmanager.php
@@ -240,12 +240,8 @@ class IrcManager extends ImManager {
             $this->regchecksLookup[$usernick] = $screenname;
         }
 
-        $args = $data['data']['args'];
-        $lines = explode("\n", $args[1]);
         try {
-            foreach ($lines as $line) {
-                $this->conn->send($data['data']['command'], array($args[0], $line));
-            }
+            $this->conn->send($data['data']['command'], $data['data']['args']);
         } catch (Phergie_Driver_Exception $e) {
             $this->conn->reconnect();
             return false;