diff --git a/src/util/irchelpers.hpp b/src/util/irchelpers.hpp
index 353707fe7..09845137d 100644
--- a/src/util/irchelpers.hpp
+++ b/src/util/irchelpers.hpp
@@ -15,19 +15,32 @@ QString ParseTagString(const QString &input)
         if (output[i] == '\\') {
             QChar c = output[i + 1];
 
-            if (c == 'n') {
-                output[i] == '\n';
-            } else if (c == 'r') {
-                output[i] == '\r';
-            } else if (c == 's') {
-                output[i] == ' ';
-            } else if (c == '\\') {
-                output[i] == '\\';
-            } else if (c == ':') {
-                output[i] == ';';
-            } else {
-                output[i] = output[i + 1];
+            switch (c.cell()) {
+                case 'n': {
+                    output[i] = '\n';
+                } break;
+
+                case 'r': {
+                    output[i] = '\r';
+                } break;
+
+                case 's': {
+                    output[i] = ' ';
+                } break;
+
+                case '\\': {
+                    output[i] = '\\';
+                } break;
+
+                case ':': {
+                    output[i] = ';';
+                } break;
+
+                default: {
+                    output[i] = output[i + 1];
+                } break;
             }
+
             output[i + 1] = '\0';
             changed = true;
             i++;