diff --git a/Classes/Protocol/IrcProtocolHandler.php b/Classes/Protocol/IrcProtocolHandler.php
index ff97151..1bae6d5 100644
--- a/Classes/Protocol/IrcProtocolHandler.php
+++ b/Classes/Protocol/IrcProtocolHandler.php
@@ -53,8 +53,11 @@ class Protocol_IrcProtocolHandler extends Protocol_AbstractProtocolHandler {
 		//we'll write these values into the contentObject later!
 			//contains a user or the channel a command is addressed to.
 		$target = "";
+			//parameters of the command
 		$params = "";
+			//content or message
 		$message = "";
+			//affected nickname
 		$subject = "";
 
 			//command-dependent parsing
@@ -109,6 +112,11 @@ class Protocol_IrcProtocolHandler extends Protocol_AbstractProtocolHandler {
 				unset($pieces);
 				break;
 
+				//MOTD content
+			case "372":
+				list($target, $message) = explode(" :", $data);
+				break;
+
 				//user, comment
 			case "KILL":
 			case "MODE":
@@ -136,7 +144,6 @@ class Protocol_IrcProtocolHandler extends Protocol_AbstractProtocolHandler {
 			case "353":
 				//NAMES end
 			case "366":
-			case "372":
 
 				//MOTD start
 			case "375":