diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index bc285e2..ec4a84f 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1997,7 +1997,13 @@ get_start_client()
 				done
 				B_CONSOLE_IRC='true'
 				if [[ -z $IRC_CLIENT_VERSION ]];then
-					IRC_CLIENT="Unknown Perl client"
+					# this is a hack to try to show konversation if it is running
+					if [[ -z $( ps aux | grep -i 'konversation' ) ]];then
+						IRC_CLIENT="Unknown Perl client"
+					else
+						IRC_CLIENT='Konversation'
+						IRC_CLIENT_VERSION=" $( konversation --version 2>/dev/null | gawk '/^Konversation/ {print $2}' )"
+					fi
 				fi
 				;;
 			# then unset, set unknown data