diff --git a/content/blog/twitch-chatbot-in-bash/index.md b/content/blog/twitch-chatbot-in-bash/index.md
index c35599e1..d2b97c2a 100644
--- a/content/blog/twitch-chatbot-in-bash/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/twitch-chatbot-in-bash/index.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function auth() {
   echo "CAP REQ :twitch.tv/tags twitch.tv/commands"
   echo "PASS oauth:${TWITCH_TOKEN}"
   echo "NICK ${TWITCH_USERNAME}"
-  echo "JOIN ${TWITCH_USERNAME}"
+  echo "JOIN #${TWITCH_USERNAME}"
 }
 
 auth | netcat irc.chat.twitch.tv 6667