diff --git a/lua/easychat/easychat.lua b/lua/easychat/easychat.lua
index e1b6e17..1536425 100644
--- a/lua/easychat/easychat.lua
+++ b/lua/easychat/easychat.lua
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ function EasyChat.GetProperNick(ply)
 	if not IsValid(ply) then return get_unknown_name(ply) end
 
 	local ply_nick = EasyChat.NativeNick(ply)
+	if ply_nick == "unconnected" then return ply_nick end
+	
 	if ec_markup then
 		local mk = ec_markup.CachePlayer("EasyChat", ply, function()
 			return ec_markup.AdvancedParse(ply_nick, { nick = true })