diff --git a/lib/bot.js b/lib/bot.js
index c943d674..f8350698 100644
--- a/lib/bot.js
+++ b/lib/bot.js
@@ -213,10 +213,7 @@ class Bot {
 
         const user = this.discord.users.find('username', search);
         if (user) {
-          const nickname = guild.members.get(user.id).nickname;
-          if (!nickname || nickname === search) {
-            return user;
-          }
+          return user;
         }
 
         return match;
diff --git a/test/bot.test.js b/test/bot.test.js
index 4162b7c1..bf17baa4 100644
--- a/test/bot.test.js
+++ b/test/bot.test.js
@@ -400,15 +400,15 @@ describe('Bot', function () {
     this.sendMessageStub.should.have.been.calledWith(expected);
   });
 
-  it('should not convert username mentions from IRC if nickname differs', function () {
+  it('should convert username mentions from IRC even if nickname differs', function () {
     const testUser = new discord.User(this.bot.discord, { username: 'testuser', id: '123', nickname: 'somenickname' });
     this.findUserStub.withArgs('username', testUser.username).returns(testUser);
     this.findUserStub.withArgs('nickname', 'somenickname').returns(testUser);
     this.findUserStub.withArgs('id', testUser.id).returns(testUser);
 
     const username = 'ircuser';
-    const text = 'Hello, @username!';
-    const expected = `**<${username}>** Hello, @username!`;
+    const text = 'Hello, @testuser!';
+    const expected = `**<${username}>** Hello, <@${testUser.id}>!`;
 
     this.bot.sendToDiscord(username, '#irc', text);
     this.sendMessageStub.should.have.been.calledWith(expected);