diff --git a/IRCUser.py b/IRCUser.py
index d6f1c79c..eea2d532 100644
--- a/IRCUser.py
+++ b/IRCUser.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import IRCBuffer
 class User(object):
     def __init__(self, nickname, id, server, bot):
         self.set_nickname(nickname)
-        self.id = id
+        self._id = id
         self.username = None
         self.hostname = None
         self.realname = None