diff --git a/plugins/util/ircformat.py b/plugins/util/ircformat.py
index 9c21018..be5c400 100644
--- a/plugins/util/ircformat.py
+++ b/plugins/util/ircformat.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-def rep(format_string):
+def raw(format_string):
     """Replace based irc formatting"""
     stuff = {}
     stuff['col'] = {'[white]':'\x030',