diff --git a/src/common/config.py b/src/common/config.py
index d2e752c14..e5c363b24 100644
--- a/src/common/config.py
+++ b/src/common/config.py
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ class Config:
 		'recently_groupchat': [ opt_str, '' ],
 		'before_time': [ opt_str, '[' ],
 		'after_time': [ opt_str, ']' ],
-		'before_nickname': [ opt_str, '<' ],
-		'after_nickname': [ opt_str, '>' ],
+		'before_nickname': [ opt_str, '' ],
+		'after_nickname': [ opt_str, ':' ],
 		'send_os_info': [ opt_bool, True ],
 		'check_for_new_version': [ opt_bool, False ],
 		'usegpg': [ opt_bool, False ],