diff --git a/sexiibot/core.py b/sexiibot/core.py
index 147ed33..2ec22e2 100644
--- a/sexiibot/core.py
+++ b/sexiibot/core.py
@@ -15,16 +15,26 @@ class Sexiibot(object):
         self.__ssl          = ssl
         self.__channel      = channel
         self.__nick         = nick
-        if realname = None:
-            self.__realname = nick
+        self.__realname     = realname
         else:
             self.__realname = realname
         self.__extensions   = extensions
         self.__mode         = None
-        self.__ircdir       = "%s/irc/%s" % (os.environ['HOME'], server)
+        self.__servfifo     = None
+        self.__chanfifo     = None
         self.__iipath       = iipath
+        sekf.__iiproc       = None
 
-    def start(self, new=True):
-        if new:
-
-            subprocess.Popen([iipath, "-s", self.__server, "-n", self.__nick, "-f", self.__realname, "-e", "ssl"])
+    def start(self):
+        exists = os.path.isfile("%s/irc/%s/in" % (os.environ["HOME"], self.__server))
+        if not self.__server is None:
+            # Check if a ii instance isn't already running on our potentially existing FIFO
+            if exists:
+                print("FIFO for that server already exist.")
+                print("Please clean the irc folder and try again.")
+                sys.exit(1)
+            cmd = [iipath, "-s", self.__server, "-n", self.__nick, "-f", self.__realnamei]
+            if self.__ssl:
+                cmd += ["-e", "ssl"]
+            self.__iiproc = subprocess.Popen(cmd) # self.__iiproc.terminate() later to stop
+