diff --git a/bots/redminebot/redminebot.py b/bots/redminebot/redminebot.py
index da2dffd..d3c07c7 100755
--- a/bots/redminebot/redminebot.py
+++ b/bots/redminebot/redminebot.py
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ class Bot(object):
             with open("password.txt", 'r') as f:
                 password = f.read()
                 if registered == True:
-                    self.ircsock.send("PRIVMSG {} {} {} {}".format("NickServ","IDENTIFY", self.botnick, password))
+                    print("PRIVMSG {} {} {}".format("NickServ","IDENTIFY",password))
+                    self.ircsock.send("PRIVMSG {} :{} {} {}".format("NickServ","IDENTIFY", self.botnick, password))
 
     def add_project(self, project):
         project.set_ircsock ( self.ircsock )