diff --git a/lib/IRCScraper.php b/lib/IRCScraper.php
index 36b6b495f..e3671ee4b 100644
--- a/lib/IRCScraper.php
+++ b/lib/IRCScraper.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . "/../bin/config.php");
 require_once(WWW_DIR . "/lib/framework/db.php");
 require_once("prehash.php");
 require_once("IRCClient.php");