diff -r 85be702275e6 -r 42e7b89033fe protocols/ircv3/purpleircv3protocolconversation.c
--- a/protocols/ircv3/purpleircv3protocolconversation.c	Mon Apr 21 22:43:29 2025 -0500
+++ b/protocols/ircv3/purpleircv3protocolconversation.c	Mon Apr 21 23:09:08 2025 -0500
@@ -186,22 +186,21 @@
 		"online", TRUE,
 		NULL);
 	purple_conversation_manager_add(manager, conversation);
-	g_clear_object(&conversation);
 
 	ibis_client_write(client, message);
 
 	g_free(normalized_name);
 
-	g_task_return_boolean(task, TRUE);
+	g_task_return_pointer(task, conversation, g_object_unref);
 	g_clear_object(&task);
 }
 
-static gboolean
+static PurpleConversation *
 purple_ircv3_protocol_conversation_join_channel_finish(G_GNUC_UNUSED PurpleProtocolConversation *protocol,
                                                        GAsyncResult *result,
                                                        GError **error)
 {
-	return g_task_propagate_boolean(G_TASK(result), error);
+	return g_task_propagate_pointer(G_TASK(result), error);
 }
 
 static void