diff --git a/makefu/1systems/pnp/config.nix b/makefu/1systems/pnp/config.nix
index 47fa74c00..6c9fc0606 100644
--- a/makefu/1systems/pnp/config.nix
+++ b/makefu/1systems/pnp/config.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
       REAKTOR_HOST = "irc.r";
     };
     plugins = with pkgs.ReaktorPlugins; [ stockholm-issue nixos-version sed-plugin ];
-    channels = [ "#retiolum" ];
+    channels = [ "#xxx" ];
   };
 
   krebs.build.host = config.krebs.hosts.pnp;
diff --git a/makefu/2configs/git/brain-retiolum.nix b/makefu/2configs/git/brain-retiolum.nix
index b913f3056..3be3fccef 100644
--- a/makefu/2configs/git/brain-retiolum.nix
+++ b/makefu/2configs/git/brain-retiolum.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ let
       post-receive = pkgs.git-hooks.irc-announce {
         nick = config.networking.hostName;
         verbose = true;
-        channel = "#retiolum";
+        channel = "#xxx";
         # TODO remove the hardcoded hostname
         server = "irc.r";
       };
diff --git a/makefu/2configs/git/cgit-retiolum.nix b/makefu/2configs/git/cgit-retiolum.nix
index 5d46cabb3..ed890fe40 100644
--- a/makefu/2configs/git/cgit-retiolum.nix
+++ b/makefu/2configs/git/cgit-retiolum.nix
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ let
       post-receive = pkgs.git-hooks.irc-announce {
         nick = config.networking.hostName;
         verbose = config.krebs.build.host.name == "gum";
-        channel = "#retiolum";
+        channel = "#xxx";
         # TODO remove the hardcoded hostname
         server = "irc.r";
       };