diff --git a/src/IRCServer.py b/src/IRCServer.py
index 217dfe4c..e67cf913 100644
--- a/src/IRCServer.py
+++ b/src/IRCServer.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Server(IRCObject.Object):
             bot: "IRCBot.Bot",
             events: EventManager.EventHook,
             id: int,
-            alias: typing.Optional[str],
+            alias: str,
             connection_params: utils.irc.IRCConnectionParameters):
         self.bot = bot
         self.events = events
@@ -67,11 +67,7 @@ class Server(IRCObject.Object):
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return "IRCServer.Server(%s)" % self.__str__()
     def __str__(self) -> str:
-        if self.alias:
-            return self.alias
-        return "%s:%s%s" % (self.connection_params.hostname,
-            "+" if self.connection_params.tls else "",
-            self.connection_params.port)
+        return self.alias
 
     def fileno(self) -> int:
         return self.socket.fileno()
diff --git a/src/utils/irc/__init__.py b/src/utils/irc/__init__.py
index d2897deb..3e285995 100644
--- a/src/utils/irc/__init__.py
+++ b/src/utils/irc/__init__.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def parse_format(s: str) -> str:
 
 OPT_STR = typing.Optional[str]
 class IRCConnectionParameters(object):
-    def __init__(self, id: int, alias: OPT_STR, hostname: str, port: int,
+    def __init__(self, id: int, alias: str, hostname: str, port: int,
             password: OPT_STR, tls: bool, ipv4: bool, bindhost: OPT_STR,
             nickname: str, username: OPT_STR, realname: OPT_STR,
             args: typing.Dict[str, str]={}):