diff --git a/js/client-chat.js b/js/client-chat.js
index 5eccbb33e..a95694e6e 100644
--- a/js/client-chat.js
+++ b/js/client-chat.js
@@ -1161,10 +1161,6 @@
 					this.addJoinLeave('rename', row[1], row[2], true);
 					break;
 
-				case 'refresh':
-					// refresh the page
-					document.location.reload(true);
-					break;
 
 				case 'users':
 					this.parseUserList(row[1]);
diff --git a/js/client.js b/js/client.js
index 913abc4b9..aae0a81d9 100644
--- a/js/client.js
+++ b/js/client.js
@@ -1080,6 +1080,11 @@
 					}
 				}
 
+			case 'refresh':
+				// refresh the page
+				document.location.reload(true);
+				break;
+
 			/* fall through */
 			default:
 				// the messagetype wasn't in our list of recognized global