diff --git a/irc.go b/irc.go
index 2efc26f..b8e116e 100644
--- a/irc.go
+++ b/irc.go
@@ -388,3 +388,17 @@ func IRC(nick, user string) *Connection {
 	irc.setupCallbacks()
 	return irc
 }
+
+// Returns true if all values in struct make 
+// somewhat sense.
+func (irc *Connection) hasValidValues() bool {
+	if 0 == len(irc.nick) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if 0 == len(irc.Version) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/irc_test.go b/irc_test.go
index 42e090f..2faed38 100644
--- a/irc_test.go
+++ b/irc_test.go
@@ -157,8 +157,43 @@ func TestIRCemptyNick(t *testing.T) {
  
 func TestIRCemptyUser(t *testing.T) {
 	irccon := IRC("go-eventirc", "")
-	irccon = nil
 	if nil != irccon {
 		t.Error("empty user didn't result in error")
 	}
 }
+
+
+func TestHasValidValues0(t *testing.T) {
+	irccon := IRC("go-eventirc", "go-eventirc")
+	if nil == irccon {
+		t.Error("creating IRC struct failed")
+	}
+
+	if false == irccon.hasValidValues() {
+		t.Error("valid struct not detected as such")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHasValidValues1(t *testing.T) {
+	irccon := IRC("go-eventirc", "go-eventirc")
+	if nil == irccon {
+		t.Error("creating IRC struct failed")
+	}
+
+	irccon.Version = ""
+	if irccon.hasValidValues() {
+		t.Error("empty 'Version' not detected")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHasValidValues2(t *testing.T) {
+	irccon := IRC("go-eventirc", "go-eventirc")
+	if nil == irccon {
+		t.Error("creating IRC struct failed")
+	}
+
+	irccon.nick = ""
+	if irccon.hasValidValues() {
+		t.Error("empty 'nick' not detected")
+	}
+}