diff --git a/apps/irc/irc.yaml b/apps/irc/irc.yaml
index af5cd89..dbb57b0 100644
--- a/apps/irc/irc.yaml
+++ b/apps/irc/irc.yaml
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ stringData:
         key "/app/conf/tls/server.key.pem";
         trusted-ca-file "/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt";
       }
+
+      /* Allow plaintext for server-to-server links (Anope is internal) */
+      plaintext-policy {
+        server allow;
+      }
     }
 ---
 # Anope configuration