diff --git a/src/client/conn.rs b/src/client/conn.rs
index 9ea9ea3..bbc22ea 100644
--- a/src/client/conn.rs
+++ b/src/client/conn.rs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ impl<T: IrcReader, U: IrcWriter> Connection<T, U> {
     #[cfg(not(feature = "encode"))]
     pub fn send<M: ToMessage>(&self, to_msg: M) -> IoResult<()> {
         let mut writer = self.writer.lock().unwrap();
-        try!(writer.write_str(&to_msg.to_message().into_string()[]));
+        try!(writer.write_str(&to_msg.to_message().into_string()));
         writer.flush()
     }