diff --git a/lib/Parser/IRC.pm b/lib/Parser/IRC.pm
index f0fc6ec..b847847 100644
--- a/lib/Parser/IRC.pm
+++ b/lib/Parser/IRC.pm
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ sub mode
         # Set data we'll need later.
         my $chan = $ex[2];
         my $modes = $ex[3];
+        $modes =~ s/^://xsm;
         # Get rid of the useless data, so the mode parser will work smoothly.
         shift @ex; shift @ex; shift @ex; shift @ex;