diff --git a/server/irc.go b/server/irc.go
index 653a4583..4b12fd8e 100644
--- a/server/irc.go
+++ b/server/irc.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 func createNickInUseHandler(i *irc.Client, session *Session) func(string) string {
 	return func(nick string) string {
 		newNick := nick + "_"
-		session.print(i.Host, "Nickname", nick, "is already in use, using", newNick, "instead")
+		session.printError("Nickname", nick, "is already in use, using", newNick, "instead")
 
 		return newNick
 	}
diff --git a/server/irc_handler.go b/server/irc_handler.go
index 6a302737..2820c2e3 100644
--- a/server/irc_handler.go
+++ b/server/irc_handler.go
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/khlieng/dispatch/storage"
 )
 
+var excludedErrors = []string{
+	irc.ErrNicknameInUse,
+}
+
 type ircHandler struct {
 	client  *irc.Client
 	session *Session
@@ -53,7 +57,7 @@ func (i *ircHandler) run() {
 }
 
 func (i *ircHandler) dispatchMessage(msg *irc.Message) {
-	if msg.Command[0] == '4' {
+	if msg.Command[0] == '4' && !isExcludedError(msg.Command) {
 		i.session.printError(formatIRCError(msg))
 	}
 
@@ -322,6 +326,15 @@ func isChannel(s string) bool {
 	return strings.IndexAny(s, "&#+!") == 0
 }
 
+func isExcludedError(cmd string) bool {
+	for _, err := range excludedErrors {
+		if cmd == err {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func formatIRCError(msg *irc.Message) string {
 	errMsg := strings.TrimSuffix(msg.LastParam(), ".")
 	if len(msg.Params) > 2 {