diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index b35d2df..482b4cf 100755
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ if (isset($_GET['register']) && $_GET['register'] == "go") {
 // If web frontend is trying to login, process and connect
 if (isset($_GET['do']) && $_GET['do']=="login" && isset($_POST['submitBtn']) && isset($_POST['password']) && $_POST['password']!=""){
 	$name = isset($_POST['username']) && ($_POST['username'] !== "") && file_exists("users/" . $_POST['username'] . ".php") ? htmlentities(stripslashes($_POST['username'])) : "Unnamed";
-	$channame = isset($_POST['channel']) && ($_POST['channel'] !== "") ? htmlentities(stripslashes($_POST['channel'])) : "#theroot";
+	$channame = isset($_POST['channel']) && ($_POST['channel'] !== "") ? htmlentities(stripslashes($_POST['channel'])) : $default_channel;
 	$servaddr = isset($_POST['servaddr']) && ($_POST['servaddr'] !== "") ? htmlentities(stripslashes($_POST['servaddr'])) : $server;
 	$servport = isset($_POST['servport']) && ($_POST['servport'] !== "") ? htmlentities(stripslashes($_POST['servport'])) : $port;
 	if(file_exists("users/$name.php")) {