diff --git a/rowbot b/rowbot
index 82c5e22..1c37bd1 100755
--- a/rowbot
+++ b/rowbot
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ on_msg_005_welcome() {
   declare -gA isupport
   local param key value
 
-  for param in "${args[@]:1:${#args[@]}-2}"; do
+  for param in "${msg_args[@]:1:${#msg_args[@]}-2}"; do
     # This is a valid assignment, not a comparison.
     # shellcheck disable=SC1097
     IFS== read -r key value <<< "$param"