diff --git a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
index e5ed6a55..3a02b40e 100644
--- a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
+++ b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
@@ -726,11 +726,10 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
 
 			@Override
 			public void onBind(Account account) {
-				databaseBackend.clearPresences(account);
+				databaseBackend.clearPresences(account); //contact presences
 				account.clearPresences(); // self presences
-				if (account.getXmppConnection().hasFeatureRosterManagment()) {
-					updateRoster(account, null);
-				}
+				updateRoster(account, null);
+				sendPresence(account);
 				connectMultiModeConversations(account);
 				if (convChangedListener != null) {
 					convChangedListener.onConversationListChanged();
@@ -1389,16 +1388,15 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
 		contact.getAccount().getXmppConnection().sendPresencePacket(packet);
 	}
 
-	public void sendPgpPresence(Account account, String signature) {
+	public void sendPresence(Account account) {
 		PresencePacket packet = new PresencePacket();
 		packet.setAttribute("from", account.getFullJid());
-		Element status = new Element("status");
-		status.setContent("online");
-		packet.addChild(status);
-		Element x = new Element("x");
-		x.setAttribute("xmlns", "jabber:x:signed");
-		x.setContent(signature);
-		packet.addChild(x);
+		String sig = account.getPgpSignature();
+		if (sig!=null) {
+			packet.addChild("status").setContent("online");
+			packet.addChild("x","jabber:x:signed").setContent(sig);
+		}
+		Log.d(LOGTAG,packet.toString());
 		account.getXmppConnection().sendPresencePacket(packet);
 	}
 
@@ -1422,7 +1420,6 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
 		this.tlsException = null;
 	}
 
-	// TODO dont let thread sleep but schedule wake up
 	public void reconnectAccount(final Account account, final boolean force) {
 		new Thread(new Runnable() {
 
diff --git a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java
index 1fe7cf13..02900ac8 100644
--- a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java
+++ b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public abstract class XmppActivity extends Activity {
 			@Override
 			public void success() {
 				xmppConnectionService.databaseBackend.updateAccount(account);
-				xmppConnectionService.sendPgpPresence(account, account.getPgpSignature());
+				xmppConnectionService.sendPresence(account);
 				if (conversation!=null) {
 					conversation.setNextEncryption(Message.ENCRYPTION_PGP);
 				}
diff --git a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java
index ab17d5d5..f7f25dcc 100644
--- a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java
+++ b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import javax.net.ssl.TrustManager;
 import javax.net.ssl.TrustManagerFactory;
 import javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager;
 
-import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
 
 import android.os.Bundle;
@@ -615,21 +614,6 @@ public class XmppConnection implements Runnable {
 		});
 	}
 
-	private void sendInitialPresence() {
-		PresencePacket packet = new PresencePacket();
-		packet.setAttribute("from", account.getFullJid());
-		if (account.getKeys().has("pgp_signature")) {
-			try {
-				String signature = account.getKeys().getString("pgp_signature");
-				packet.addChild("status").setContent("online");
-				packet.addChild("x","jabber:x:signed").setContent(signature);
-			} catch (JSONException e) {
-				//
-			}
-		}
-		this.sendPresencePacket(packet);
-	}
-
 	private void sendBindRequest() throws IOException {
 		IqPacket iq = new IqPacket(IqPacket.TYPE_SET);
 		iq.addChild("bind", "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-bind").addChild("resource").setContent(account.getResource());
@@ -648,7 +632,6 @@ public class XmppConnection implements Runnable {
 					EnablePacket enable = new EnablePacket(smVersion);
 					tagWriter.writeStanzaAsync(enable);
 				}
-				sendInitialPresence();
 				sendServiceDiscoveryInfo(account.getServer());
 				sendServiceDiscoveryItems(account.getServer());
 				if (bindListener !=null) {