diff --git a/scripts/parrot.pl b/scripts/parrot.pl
index 7b74562..e9dcabd 100644
--- a/scripts/parrot.pl
+++ b/scripts/parrot.pl
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ sub servchan
 		lc weechat::buffer_get_string($buffer, 'localvar_channel'));
 }
 
+sub ircbuf { weechat::buffer_search('irc', "(?i)".(join '.', @_)) }
+
 sub getgroup
 {
 	my ($server, $channel) = @_;
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ sub irc_privmsg_notice
 	for (getgroup($server, $channel)) {
 		my ($to_serv, $to_chan, $flags, undef) = @$_;
 		next if $flags & $READ;
-		next unless weechat::buffer_search('irc', "$to_serv.$to_chan");
+		next unless ircbuf("$to_serv.$to_chan");
 		if ($message =~ /^\x01ACTION /i) {
 			$message =~ s/^\x01ACTION |\x01$//g;
 			sendto($to_serv, "/msg $to_chan * \x02$nick\x0f $message");
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ sub ircout_privmsg_notice
 	for (getgroup($server, $channel)) {
 		my ($to_serv, $to_chan, $flags, undef) = @$_;
 		next if $flags & $READ;
-		next unless weechat::buffer_search('irc', "$to_serv.$to_chan");
+		next unless ircbuf("$to_serv.$to_chan");
 		my $prefix = lc $cmd eq 'notice' ? 'notice' : 'msg';
 		if ($message =~ /^\x01ACTION /i) {
 			$message =~ s/^\x01ACTION |\x01$//g;
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ sub irc_join
 		my ($to_serv, $to_chan, $flags, undef) = @$_;
 		next unless $flags & $STAT;
 		next if $flags & $READ;
-		next unless weechat::buffer_search('irc', "$to_serv.$to_chan");
+		next unless ircbuf("$to_serv.$to_chan");
 		sendto($to_serv, "/notice $to_chan \x02$nick\x0f$host joined $server/$channel\x0f");
 	}
 
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ sub irc_part
 		my ($to_serv, $to_chan, $flags, undef) = @$_;
 		next unless $flags & $STAT;
 		next if $flags & $READ;
-		next unless weechat::buffer_search('irc', "$to_serv.$to_chan");
+		next unless ircbuf("$to_serv.$to_chan");
 		sendto($to_serv, "/notice $to_chan \x02$nick\x0f left $server/$channel\x0f: $message");
 	}
 
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ sub irc_kick
 		my ($to_serv, $to_chan, $flags, undef) = @$_;
 		next unless $flags & $STAT;
 		next if $flags & $READ;
-		next unless weechat::buffer_search('irc', "$to_serv.$to_chan");
+		next unless ircbuf("$to_serv.$to_chan");
 		sendto($to_serv, "/notice $to_chan \x02$nick\x0f kicked $target\x0f from $server/$channel\x0f: $message");
 	}
 
@@ -229,7 +231,7 @@ sub irc_nick
 		my ($to_serv, $to_chan, $flags, undef) = @$_;
 		next unless $flags & $STAT;
 		next if $flags & $READ;
-		next unless weechat::buffer_search('irc', "$to_serv.$to_chan");
+		next unless ircbuf("$to_serv.$to_chan");
 		sendto($to_serv, "/notice $to_chan \x02$nick\x0f is now \x02$newnick\x0f");
 	} }
 
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ sub irc_quit
 		my ($to_serv, $to_chan, $flags, undef) = @$_;
 		next unless $flags & $STAT;
 		next if $flags & $READ;
-		next unless weechat::buffer_search('irc', "$to_serv.$to_chan");
+		next unless ircbuf("$to_serv.$to_chan");
 		sendto($to_serv, "/notice $to_chan \x02$nick\x0f left $server: $message");
 	} }
 
@@ -282,7 +284,7 @@ sub irc_topic
 		my ($to_serv, $to_chan, $flags, undef) = @$_;
 		next unless $flags & $MODE;
 		next if $flags & $READ;
-		next unless weechat::buffer_search('irc', "$to_serv.$to_chan");
+		next unless ircbuf("$to_serv.$to_chan");
 		sendto($to_serv, "/topic $to_chan $message");
 	}