diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 8ecd6b41..921fe27c 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Contributing
 We are welcoming new contributors, if you've got new ideas, suggestions or want
 to contribute contact us.
 
-You can reach us thought IRC (#cloudkitty @freenode.net), or on the official
+You can reach us thought IRC (#cloudkitty @ oftc.net), or on the official
 OpenStack mailing list openstack-discuss@lists.openstack.org.
 
 A storyboard_ is available if you need to report bugs.
diff --git a/doc/source/contributor/contributing.rst b/doc/source/contributor/contributing.rst
index 09d54a1c..f7e891f5 100644
--- a/doc/source/contributor/contributing.rst
+++ b/doc/source/contributor/contributing.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ with Cloudkitty.
 
 Communication
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-* IRC channel #cloudkitty at FreeNode
+* IRC channel #cloudkitty at `OFTC <http://oftc.net>`_
 * Mailing list (prefix subjects with ``[cloudkitty]`` for faster responses)
   http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-discuss