diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/generator/IqGenerator.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/generator/IqGenerator.java
index 4116729a..884bc4af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/generator/IqGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/generator/IqGenerator.java
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ public class IqGenerator extends AbstractGenerator {
 
 	public IqPacket generateCreateAccountWithCaptcha(Account account, String id, Data data) {
 		final IqPacket register = new IqPacket(IqPacket.TYPE.SET);
-
+		register.setFrom(account.getJid().toBareJid());
 		register.setTo(account.getServer());
 		register.setId(id);
 		Element query = register.query("jabber:iq:register");
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
index 2f5262de..5fe6e14e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
@@ -3111,7 +3111,7 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
 		final XmppConnection connection = account.getXmppConnection();
 		if (connection != null) {
 			IqPacket request = mIqGenerator.generateCreateAccountWithCaptcha(account, id, data);
-			sendIqPacket(account, request, connection.registrationResponseListener);
+			connection.sendUnmodifiedIqPacket(request, connection.registrationResponseListener);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java
index 528c14ed..739e8ac2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ public class XmppConnection implements Runnable {
 		final IqPacket register = new IqPacket(IqPacket.TYPE.GET);
 		register.query("jabber:iq:register");
 		register.setTo(account.getServer());
-		sendIqPacket(register, new OnIqPacketReceived() {
+		sendUnmodifiedIqPacket(register, new OnIqPacketReceived() {
 
 			@Override
 			public void onIqPacketReceived(final Account account, final IqPacket packet) {
@@ -892,7 +892,8 @@ public class XmppConnection implements Runnable {
 					final Element password = new Element("password").setContent(account.getPassword());
 					register.query("jabber:iq:register").addChild(username);
 					register.query().addChild(password);
-					sendIqPacket(register, registrationResponseListener);
+					register.setFrom(account.getJid().toBareJid());
+					sendUnmodifiedIqPacket(register, registrationResponseListener);
 				} else if (packet.getType() == IqPacket.TYPE.RESULT
 						&& (packet.query().hasChild("x", "jabber:x:data"))) {
 					final Data data = Data.parse(packet.query().findChild("x", "jabber:x:data"));
@@ -1258,7 +1259,7 @@ public class XmppConnection implements Runnable {
 		return this.sendUnmodifiedIqPacket(packet, callback);
 	}
 
-	private synchronized String sendUnmodifiedIqPacket(final IqPacket packet, final OnIqPacketReceived callback) {
+	public synchronized String sendUnmodifiedIqPacket(final IqPacket packet, final OnIqPacketReceived callback) {
 		if (packet.getId() == null) {
 			final String id = nextRandomId();
 			packet.setAttribute("id", id);