diff --git a/src/client/server/mod.rs b/src/client/server/mod.rs
index e2b29e2..a33fb37 100644
--- a/src/client/server/mod.rs
+++ b/src/client/server/mod.rs
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ impl ServerState {
     }
 
     /// Gets the current nickname in use.
-    pub fn current_nickname(&self) -> &str {
+    fn current_nickname(&self) -> &str {
         let alt_nicks = self.config().alternate_nicknames();
         let index = self.alt_nick_index.read().unwrap();
         match *index {
@@ -566,6 +566,11 @@ impl IrcServer {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Gets the current nickname in use.
+    pub fn current_nickname(&self) -> &str {
+        self.state.current_nickname()
+    }
+
     /// Gets the log view from the internal transport. Only used for unit testing.
     #[cfg(test)]
     fn log_view(&self) -> &LogView {