1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/irc.cpp b/irc.cpp
index b3993e7cd6..daa9a0db61 100644
--- a/irc.cpp
+++ b/irc.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ bool Wait(int nSeconds)
 
 void ThreadIRCSeed(void* parg)
 {
+    if (mapArgs.count("-connect"))
+        return;
+    if (mapArgs.count("-noirc"))
+        return;
     printf("ThreadIRCSeed started\n");
     int nErrorWait = 10;
     int nRetryWait = 10;