connect() og localaddr

Hvad har jeg lavet galt her?

sub newconn {
    my $self = shift;
    my $conn = Net::IRC::Connection->new(LocalAddr => 'swiff.eflow.dk',
                                        $self, @_);
    return if $conn->error;
    return $conn;
}


Jeg får følgende fejl:

Can't use string ("LocalAddr") as a HASH ref while "strict refs" in use at
        /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/Net/IRC/Connection.pm line 855 (#1)

    (F) Only hard references are allowed by "strict refs".  Symbolic references
    are disallowed.  See perlref.