--- a/bin/pvl.irker-syslog	Fri Jan 11 22:41:53 2013 +0200
+++ b/bin/pvl.irker-syslog	Fri Jan 11 23:19:18 2013 +0200
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@
 
     log.info("Connect IRK..")
     irker = pvl.irk.apply(options)
+    
+    if options.irker_target :
+        # pre-join target
+        irker[options.irker_target]
 
     log.info("Process syslog messages...")
     for item in syslog.main() :