diff --git a/downstream.go b/downstream.go
index 55701ff..a713bef 100644
--- a/downstream.go
+++ b/downstream.go
@@ -880,8 +880,8 @@ func (dc *downstreamConn) welcome() error {
 		fmt.Sprintf("CHATHISTORY=%v", dc.srv.HistoryLimit),
 	}
 
-	if uc := dc.upstream(); uc != nil && uc.networkName != "" {
-		isupport = append(isupport, fmt.Sprintf("NETWORK=%v", uc.networkName))
+	if uc := dc.upstream(); uc != nil && uc.isupport["NETWORK"] != nil {
+		isupport = append(isupport, fmt.Sprintf("NETWORK=%v", *uc.isupport["NETWORK"]))
 	}
 
 	dc.SendMessage(&irc.Message{
diff --git a/upstream.go b/upstream.go
index b5276e9..640c673 100644
--- a/upstream.go
+++ b/upstream.go
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ type upstreamConn struct {
 	user    *user
 
 	serverName            string
-	networkName           string
 	availableUserModes    string
 	availableChannelModes map[byte]channelModeType
 	availableChannelTypes string
@@ -648,8 +647,6 @@ func (uc *upstreamConn) handleMessage(msg *irc.Message) error {
 					if err := uc.handleMemberships(value); err != nil {
 						return err
 					}
-				case "NETWORK":
-					uc.networkName = value
 				}
 			}
 		}