diff --git a/src/bot.rs b/src/bot.rs
index 63c64dc..4febe51 100644
--- a/src/bot.rs
+++ b/src/bot.rs
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ impl Bot {
         };
 
         let reply = |msg: &str| {
+            // workaround for broken IRC bridge
+            // https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/issues/683#issuecomment-1312688727
+            let msg = format!("\n{msg}");
+
             room.send(
                 RoomMessageEventContent::text_plain(msg).make_reply_to(ev),
                 None,