diff --git a/irssi/custom.theme b/irssi/custom.theme
index 4ab15f8..3e5bf78 100644
--- a/irssi/custom.theme
+++ b/irssi/custom.theme
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ abstracts = {
 
   # $0 = nick mode, $1 = nick
   #ownmsgnick = "{msgnick $0 %B$1-%n}";
-  ownnick = "%B%_$0-%_hello%n";
+  ownnick = "%B$0-%n";
 
   ##
   ## statusbar