diff --git a/lib/supervisor.ex b/lib/supervisor.ex
index 1b89d57..e1af38a 100644
--- a/lib/supervisor.ex
+++ b/lib/supervisor.ex
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ defmodule Omnibot.Supervisor do
       {Task.Supervisor, name: Omnibot.RouterSupervisor, strategy: :one_for_one},
       {Omnibot.State, cfg: cfg, name: Omnibot.State},
       {Omnibot.ModuleSupervisor, cfg: cfg, name: Omnibot.ModuleSupervisor},
-      {Omnibot.Irc, name: Omnibot.Irc},
-    ]
+    ] ++ unless IEx.started?(),
+      do: [{Omnibot.Irc, name: Omnibot.Irc}],
+      else: []
 
     # TODO : how to handle config reloading?