diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 45efc79..01dcf82 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ In this alpha7 release, we have added:
 
 Bug fixes:
 
-None
+* Fixed a bug where a CAP entry for a network was not recreated on a reconnect.
 
 Incompatibilities:
 
diff --git a/lib/Lib/Auto.pm b/lib/Lib/Auto.pm
index 534f2c8..27b62d1 100644
--- a/lib/Lib/Auto.pm
+++ b/lib/Lib/Auto.pm
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ sub ircsock {
         }
     }
 
+    # Create a CAP entry if it doesn't already exist.
+    if (!$Proto::IRC::cap{$svrname}) { $Proto::IRC::cap{$svrname} = 'multi-prefix' }
     # Send PASS if we have one.
     if (defined $cdata->{'pass'}[0]) {
         Auto::socksnd($svrname, 'PASS :'.$cdata->{'pass'}[0]) or return;