The realname is also saved as an IrcClient member

src/irc/irc_client.cpp

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ IrcClient::IrcClient(std::shared_ptr<Poller> poller, const std::string& hostname
   TCPSocketHandler(poller),
   hostname(hostname),
   username(username),
+  realname(username),
   current_nick(username),
   bridge(bridge),
   welcomed(false),
@@ -115,18 +116,18 @@ void IrcClient::on_connected()
   if (!options.pass.value().empty())
     this->send_pass_command(options.pass.value());
 #endif
+
   this->send_nick_command(this->username);
+
 #ifdef USE_DATABASE
-  std::string username = this->username;
   if (!options.username.value().empty())
-    username = options.username.value();
+    this->username = options.username.value();
-  std::string realname = this->username;
   if (!options.realname.value().empty())
-    realname = options.realname.value();
+    this->realname = options.realname.value();
   this->send_user_command(username, realname);
-#else
+#endif
-  this->send_user_command(this->username, this->username);
+  this->send_user_command(this->username, this->realname);
-#endif // USE_DATABASE
+
   this->send_gateway_message("Connected to IRC server"s + (this->use_tls ? " (encrypted)": "") + ".");
   this->send_pending_data();
 }

src/irc/irc_client.hpp

@@ -256,7 +256,11 @@ private:
   /**
    * The username used in the USER irc command
    */
-  const std::string username;
+  std::string username;
+  /**
+   * The realname used in the USER irc command
+   */
+  std::string realname;
   /**
    * Our current nickname on the server
    */