diff --git a/lib/server/router.ml b/lib/server/router.ml
index c11decd..fafc840 100644
--- a/lib/server/router.ml
+++ b/lib/server/router.ml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ type t = {
 and user = {
   outbox : Outbox.t;
   userinfo : Irc.userinfo;
+  mutable mode : Irc.Mode.Set.t;
   mutable nick : Irc.name;
   mutable nick_key : string_ci;
   mutable membership : membership Dllist.t;
@@ -71,12 +72,13 @@ module User = struct
       userinfo;
       nick = "*";
       nick_key = empty_string_ci;
-      (* mode = "+iw"; *)
+      mode = Irc.Mode.Set.of_list [`i; `w];
       membership = Dllist.create ();
     }
 
   let outbox t = t.outbox
   let nick t = t.nick
+  let mode t = t.mode
   let prefix = user_prefix
   (* let is_registered t = t.nick_key <> empty_string_ci *)