diff --git a/src/IRCServer.py b/src/IRCServer.py
index 631092dc..4c8ffec2 100644
--- a/src/IRCServer.py
+++ b/src/IRCServer.py
@@ -119,11 +119,12 @@ class Server(IRCObject.Object):
         self.socket.connect((self.connection_params.hostname,
             self.connection_params.port))
         self.cached_fileno = self.socket.fileno()
-        self.send_capibility_ls()
 
         if self.connection_params.password:
             self.send_pass(self.connection_params.password)
 
+        self.send_capibility_ls()
+
         nickname = self.connection_params.nickname
         username = self.connection_params.username or nickname
         realname = self.connection_params.realname or nickname