diff --git a/rc/wmiirc.sh b/rc/wmiirc.sh
--- a/wmiirc
+++ b/wmiirc
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
 	done
 }
 wi_events <<!
-$(events | sed 's/^	\|^        //')
+$(events | awk '{sub(/^	|^        /, ""); print}')
 $(local_events)
 !
 unset events local_events