diff --git a/wolfgame.py b/wolfgame.py
index 30c016e..3110cc5 100644
--- a/wolfgame.py
+++ b/wolfgame.py
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ def hvisit(cli, nick, rest):
     
 
 def is_fake_nick(who):
-    return not( ((who[0].isalpha() or (who[0] in (botconfig.CMD_CHAR, "\\", "_"))) and
+    return not( ((who[0].isalpha() or (who[0] in (botconfig.CMD_CHAR, "\\", "_", "`"))) and
               not who.lower().endswith("serv")))