diff --git a/blaze822.c b/blaze822.c
index 1076c60..f403d90 100644
--- a/blaze822.c
+++ b/blaze822.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ blaze822_addr(char *s, char **dispo, char **addro)
 			char *z = skip_comment(s);
 			if (!*disp && *addr)  // user@host (name)
 				safe_append(disp, sizeof disp, s + 1,
-				    *z ? z - 1 : z);
+				    *z ? z-1 : (*(z-1) == ')' ? z-1 : z));
 			else if (*disp) {  // copy comment
 				safe_append_space(disp, sizeof disp);
 				safe_append(disp, sizeof disp, s, z);