--- a/libpurple/protocols/mxit/multimx.c Wed Jun 19 20:09:29 2013 +0530 +++ b/libpurple/protocols/mxit/multimx.c Wed Jun 19 20:26:46 2013 +0530 @@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ if (multimx->nickname) nickname = multimx->nickname; else - nickname = purple_account_get_alias(purple_connection_get_account(gc)); /* local alias */ + nickname = purple_account_get_private_alias(purple_connection_get_account(gc)); /* local alias */ /* Display message in chat window */ serv_got_chat_in(gc, id, nickname, flags, message, time(NULL));