diff --git a/src/uisupport/uistyle.cpp b/src/uisupport/uistyle.cpp
index 18934d6..7448ad8 100644
--- a/src/uisupport/uistyle.cpp
+++ b/src/uisupport/uistyle.cpp
@@ -690,12 +690,7 @@ quint8 UiStyle::StyledMessage::senderHash() const {
     return _senderHash;
 
   QString nick = nickFromMask(sender()).toLower();
-  if(!nick.isEmpty()) {
-    int chopCount = 0;
-    while(nick.at(nick.count() - 1 - chopCount) == '_')
-      chopCount++;
-    nick.chop(chopCount);
-  }
+  nick.truncate(nick.indexOf(QRegExp("_+$"), 1));
   quint16 hash = qChecksum(nick.toAscii().data(), nick.toAscii().size());
   return (_senderHash = (hash & 0xf) + 1);
 }