diff --git a/Network/IRC/Bot/Parsec.hs b/Network/IRC/Bot/Parsec.hs
--- a/Network/IRC/Bot/Parsec.hs
+++ b/Network/IRC/Bot/Parsec.hs
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@
        case ma of
          (Left e) -> 
              do logM Debug $ "Parse error: " ++ show e
-                reportError (head (receivers priv)) e
+                target <- maybeZero =<< replyTo
+                reportError target e
                 mzero
          (Right a) -> return a
 
diff --git a/ircbot.cabal b/ircbot.cabal
--- a/ircbot.cabal
+++ b/ircbot.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                ircbot
-Version:             0.3.0
+Version:             0.3.1
 Synopsis:            A library for writing irc bots
 Homepage:            http://patch-tag.com/r/stepcut/ircbot
 License:             BSD3