diff --git a/js/glowingbear.js b/js/glowingbear.js
index 4f6e2de..a79a3a5 100644
--- a/js/glowingbear.js
+++ b/js/glowingbear.js
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ weechat.controller('WeechatCtrl', ['$rootScope', '$scope', '$store', '$timeout',
 
     $scope.init = function() {
         if (window.location.hash) {
-            var rawStr = atob(window.location.hash.substring(3));
+            var rawStr = atob(window.location.hash.substring(1));
             window.location.hash = "";
             var spl = rawStr.split(":");
             var host = spl[0];