2 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 99d48e90..62a1acbd 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ This file documents the major additions and syntax changes between releases.
         Fix regression introduced in #1867716 where partially valid performance strings would not be printed anymore
         Fix regression in check_http ssl checks on some servers - make SNI an option
         Fix guest mode support in check_disk_smb
-        Fix check_disk_smb failure when run via ePN
+        Fix check_disk_smb and check_ircd failures when run via ePN
         check_ldap now allows for specifying an empty LDAP base
         WARNINGS
         Updated developer documentation to say that performance labels should not have an equals sign or
diff --git a/plugins-scripts/check_ircd.pl b/plugins-scripts/check_ircd.pl
index 3fbce2e4..42a9bca9 100755
--- a/plugins-scripts/check_ircd.pl
+++ b/plugins-scripts/check_ircd.pl
@@ -187,19 +187,19 @@ MAIN:
 
         if ($opt_h) {print_help(); exit $ERRORS{'OK'};}
 
-        ($opt_H) || ($opt_H = shift) || usage("Host name/address not specified\n");
+        ($opt_H) || ($opt_H = shift @ARGV) || usage("Host name/address not specified\n");
         my $remotehost = $1 if ($opt_H =~ /([-.A-Za-z0-9]+)/);
         ($remotehost) || usage("Invalid host: $opt_H\n");
 
-        ($opt_w) || ($opt_w = shift) || ($opt_w = 50);
+        ($opt_w) || ($opt_w = shift @ARGV) || ($opt_w = 50);
         my $warn = $1 if ($opt_w =~ /^([0-9]+)$/);
         ($warn) || usage("Invalid warning threshold: $opt_w\n");
 
-        ($opt_c) || ($opt_c = shift) || ($opt_c = 100);
+        ($opt_c) || ($opt_c = shift @ARGV) || ($opt_c = 100);
         my $crit = $1 if ($opt_c =~ /^([0-9]+)$/);
         ($crit) || usage("Invalid critical threshold: $opt_c\n");
 
-        ($opt_p) || ($opt_p = shift) || ($opt_p = 6667);
+        ($opt_p) || ($opt_p = shift @ARGV) || ($opt_p = 6667);
         my $remoteport = $1 if ($opt_p =~ /^([0-9]+)$/);
         ($remoteport) || usage("Invalid port: $opt_p\n");