diff --git a/src/bip.c b/src/bip.c
index 75984e4..2324a77 100644
--- a/src/bip.c
+++ b/src/bip.c
@@ -266,8 +266,21 @@ void reload_config(int i)
 	sighup = 1;
 }
 
+extern list_t *_connections;
+
 void bad_quit(int i)
 {
+	list_iterator_t it;
+	for (list_it_init(_connections, &it); list_it_item(&it);
+			list_it_next(&it)) {
+		connection_t *c = list_it_item(&it);
+		struct link_any *la = c->user_data;
+		if (c->connected == CONN_OK && la &&
+				TYPE(la) == IRC_TYPE_SERVER) {
+			write_line_fast(CONN(la), "QUIT :Coyote finally "
+					"caught me\r\n");
+		}
+	}
 	unlink(conf_pid_file);
 	exit(i);
 }
diff --git a/src/irc.c b/src/irc.c
index 5e4bf34..37da913 100644
--- a/src/irc.c
+++ b/src/irc.c
@@ -1877,6 +1877,8 @@ void oidentd_dump(list_t *connl)
 }
 #endif
 
+/* do not use */
+list_t *_connections = NULL;
 
 struct link_client *reloading_client;
 /*
@@ -1900,6 +1902,8 @@ void irc_main(connection_t *inc, list_t *ll)
 	list_init(&connecting_c, list_ptr_cmp);
 	list_init(&connected_c, list_ptr_cmp);
 
+	_connections = &connl;
+
 	/* XXX: This one MUST be first */
 	list_add_first(&connl, inc);
 
@@ -2113,6 +2117,7 @@ prot_err:
 		;
 	while (list_remove_first(&reconnectl))
 		;
+	_connections = NULL;
 	return;
 }