diff --git a/remob.c b/remob.c
index ddc7a19b..a716c90f 100644
--- a/remob.c
+++ b/remob.c
@@ -566,7 +566,10 @@ int RemobAction(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics, void *pData,
     SCSave(&remserver->conn, pCon);
   }
   if (argc == 1) {
-    iRet = RemTransact(remserver, nChan, pCon, argv[0], ">", NULL);
+    iRet = RemTransact(remserver, nChan, pCon, remob->name, ">", NULL);
+  } else if (strcasecmp(argv[1],"interest") == 0) {
+    /* ignore interest commands, as they would not work properly */
+    iRet=1;
   } else if (strcasecmp(argv[1],"list") == 0) {
     /*
     snprintf(acce, sizeof(acce), "!%s.accesscode", remob->name);