diff --git a/event.go b/event.go
index ef4633f..0297060 100644
--- a/event.go
+++ b/event.go
@@ -363,7 +363,15 @@ func (e *Event) Pretty() (out string, ok bool) {
 
 			return fmt.Sprintf("[*] CTCP query from %s: %s%s", ctcp.Source.Name, ctcp.Command, " "+ctcp.Text), true
 		}
-		return fmt.Sprintf("[%s] (%s) %s", strings.Join(e.Params[0:len(e.Params)-1], ","), e.Source.Name, e.Last()), true
+
+		var source string
+		if e.Command == PRIVMSG {
+			source = fmt.Sprintf("(%s)", e.Source.Name)
+		} else { // NOTICE
+			source = fmt.Sprintf("--%s--", e.Source.Name)
+		}
+
+		return fmt.Sprintf("[%s] (%s) %s", strings.Join(e.Params[0:len(e.Params)-1], ","), source, e.Last()), true
 	}
 
 	if e.Command == RPL_MOTD || e.Command == RPL_MOTDSTART ||