diff --git a/README b/README
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@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ need to replace **\_\_file** calls in your manifests:
 ### IRC
 
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-[#cstar on irc.freenode.org](irc://irc.freenode.org/#cstar).
+[#cstar on irc.freenode.net](irc://irc.freenode.org/#cstar).
 
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