diff --git a/src/ngircd/parse.c b/src/ngircd/parse.c
index 5ff9fcc2..46164ce1 100644
--- a/src/ngircd/parse.c
+++ b/src/ngircd/parse.c
@@ -514,10 +514,20 @@ Handle_Request( CONN_ID Idx, REQUEST *Req )
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (!(client_type & cmd->type))
-			return IRC_WriteStrClient(client, ERR_NOTREGISTERED_MSG, Client_ID(client));
+		if (!(client_type & cmd->type)) {
+			if (client_type == CLIENT_USER
+			    && cmd->type & CLIENT_SERVER)
+				return IRC_WriteStrClient(client,
+						 ERR_NOTREGISTEREDSERVER_MSG,
+						 Client_ID(client));
+			else
+				return IRC_WriteStrClient(client,
+						ERR_NOTREGISTERED_MSG,
+						Client_ID(client));
+		}
 
-		/* Command is allowed for this client: call it and count produced bytes */
+		/* Command is allowed for this client: call it and count
+		 * generated bytes in output */
 		Conn_ResetWCounter();
 		result = (cmd->function)(client, Req);
 		cmd->bytes += Conn_WCounter();