diff --git a/irc/channel.go b/irc/channel.go
index 94f6c280..a82c1f08 100644
--- a/irc/channel.go
+++ b/irc/channel.go
@@ -425,6 +425,8 @@ func (channel *Channel) CanSpeak(client *Client) bool {
 	channel.membersMutex.RLock()
 	defer channel.membersMutex.RUnlock()
 
+	// server operators override nooutside, reggedonly, moderated etc.
+	// TODO(dan): there should probably instead be a SAPRIVMSG instead that forces this instead of doing it this way...
 	if client.flags[Operator] {
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/irc/modes.go b/irc/modes.go
index 4f417a66..c910c53d 100644
--- a/irc/modes.go
+++ b/irc/modes.go
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ var (
 
 	// SupportedChannelModes are the channel modes that we support.
 	SupportedChannelModes = Modes{
-		BanMask, ExceptMask, InviteMask, InviteOnly, Key, NoOutside,
-		OpOnlyTopic, Secret, UserLimit, ChanRoleplaying,
+		BanMask, ChanRoleplaying, ExceptMask, InviteMask, InviteOnly, Key,
+		Moderated, NoOutside, OpOnlyTopic, RegisteredOnly, Secret, UserLimit,
 	}
 	// supportedChannelModesString acts as a cache for when we introduce users
 	supportedChannelModesString = SupportedChannelModes.String()