diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 7a7fce6..28709eb 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 ########################################################################
 ####  Script Name: inxi
-####  version: 1.8.31
+####  version: 1.8.32
 ####  Date: January 23 2013
 ####  Patch Number: 00
 ########################################################################
@@ -1266,6 +1266,11 @@ script_self_updater()
 	eval $LOGFS
 	local wget_error=0 file_contents='' wget_man_error=0 
 	local man_file_path="$MAN_FILE_LOCATION/inxi.1.gz"
+	
+	if [[ $B_RUNNING_IN_SHELL != 'true' ]];then
+		print_screen_output "Sorry, you can't run the $SCRIPT_NAME self updater option (-U) in an IRC client."
+		exit 1
+	fi
 
 	print_screen_output "Starting $SCRIPT_NAME self updater."
 	print_screen_output "Currently running $SCRIPT_NAME version number: $SCRIPT_VERSION_NUMBER"
diff --git a/inxi.changelog b/inxi.changelog
index 5879b60..394fc65 100755
--- a/inxi.changelog
+++ b/inxi.changelog
@@ -78,3 +78,15 @@ copyright contained in the top comment header.
 
 -----------------------------------
 -- Harald Hope - Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:55:35 -0800
+
+=====================================================================================
+Version: 1.8.32
+Patch Version: 00
+Script Date:  January 23 2013
+-----------------------------------
+Changes:
+-----------------------------------
+New version, new tarball. Disabled -U in irc clients, with an exit error message.
+
+-----------------------------------
+-- Harald Hope - Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:45:38 -0800