diff --git a/syndicate/examples/ircd/session.rkt b/syndicate/examples/ircd/session.rkt
index ee62f65..04a08b3 100644
--- a/syndicate/examples/ircd/session.rkt
+++ b/syndicate/examples/ircd/session.rkt
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@
                   (registered? #t)
                   (send* 375 (nick) #:trailing (format "- ~a Message of the day - " server-name))
                   (for [(line motd-lines)] (send* 372 (nick) #:trailing (format "- ~a" line)))
-                  (send* 376 (nick) #:trailing (format "End of /MOTD command"))]
+                  (send* 376 (nick) #:trailing (format "End of /MOTD command"))
+                  (assert! (ircd-channel-member "#syndicate" this-conn)) ;; force membership!
+                  ]
                  [else
                   (send* 464 (nick) #:trailing "Password incorrect")
                   (stop-facet connection-root-facet)]))))))))))