diff --git a/wiki.pl b/wiki.pl
index 36db1df1..5e0c96f6 100755
--- a/wiki.pl
+++ b/wiki.pl
@@ -3893,8 +3893,7 @@ sub DoDebug {
 
 sub DoSurgeProtection {
   return unless $SurgeProtection;
-  my $name = GetParam('username', '');
-  $name = GetRemoteHost() if not $name and $SurgeProtection;
+  my $name = GetParam('username', GetRemoteHost());
   return unless $name;
   ReadRecentVisitors();
   AddRecentVisitor($name);