diff --git a/lib/channel.js b/lib/channel.js
index 34c0e156..1d3dae8a 100644
--- a/lib/channel.js
+++ b/lib/channel.js
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ Channel.prototype.tryLoadState = function () {
             if (mb > 1) {
                 Logger.errlog.log("Large chandump detected: " + self.uniqueName +
                                   " (" + mb + " MiB)");
-                self.setMOTD("Your channel file has exceeded the maximum size of 1MB " +
+                self.setMotd("Your channel file has exceeded the maximum size of 1MB " +
                              "and cannot be loaded.  Please ask an administrator for " +
                              "assistance in restoring it.");
                 self.error = true;
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ Channel.prototype.loadState = function () {
             } else {
                 Logger.errlog.log("Failed to open channel dump " + self.uniqueName);
                 Logger.errlog.log(err);
-                self.setMOTD("Channel state load failed.  Contact an administrator.");
+                self.setMotd("Channel state load failed.  Contact an administrator.");
                 self.error = true;
                 self.emit("ready");
             }
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ Channel.prototype.loadState = function () {
         } catch (e) {
             self.error = true;
             Logger.errlog.log("Channel dump load failed (" + self.uniqueName + "): " + e);
-            self.setMOTD("Channel state load failed.  Contact an administrator.");
+            self.setMotd("Channel state load failed.  Contact an administrator.");
             self.emit("ready");
         }
     });