diff --git a/src/common/dbus/url_handler.schemas.in b/src/common/dbus/url_handler.schemas.in
index cf08a55..b7afca9 100644
--- a/src/common/dbus/url_handler.schemas.in
+++ b/src/common/dbus/url_handler.schemas.in
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 			<applyto>/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/irc/command</applyto>
 			<owner>xchat</owner>
 			<type>string</type>
-			<default>xchat-gnome --existing --url=%s</default>
+			<default>xchat-gnome --existing -u %s</default>
 			<locale name="C">
 				<short>The handler for "irc://" URLs</short>
 			</locale>
