diff --git a/src/xmpp/omemo.c b/src/xmpp/omemo.c
index b51335b5..917e6f19 100644
--- a/src/xmpp/omemo.c
+++ b/src/xmpp/omemo.c
@@ -63,11 +63,10 @@ omemo_devicelist_publish(GList* device_list)
     xmpp_ctx_t* const ctx = connection_get_ctx();
     xmpp_stanza_t* iq = stanza_create_omemo_devicelist_publish(ctx, device_list);
 
-    log_debug("[OMEMO] omemo_devicelist_publish()");
+    log_info("[OMEMO] publish device list");
 
     if (connection_supports(XMPP_FEATURE_PUBSUB_PUBLISH_OPTIONS)) {
         stanza_attach_publish_options(ctx, iq, "pubsub#access_model", "open");
-        // stanza_attach_publish_options(ctx, iq, "pubsub#max_items", "max");
     }
 
     iq_send_stanza(iq);
@@ -80,6 +79,8 @@ omemo_devicelist_request(const char* const jid)
     xmpp_ctx_t* const ctx = connection_get_ctx();
     char* id = connection_create_stanza_id();
 
+    log_info("[OMEMO] request device list for jid: %s", jid);
+
     xmpp_stanza_t* iq = stanza_create_omemo_devicelist_request(ctx, id, jid);
     iq_id_handler_add(id, _omemo_receive_devicelist, NULL, NULL);
 
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ omemo_devicelist_request(const char* const jid)
 void
 omemo_bundle_publish(gboolean first)
 {
-    log_info("[OMEMO] publish omemo bundle");
+    log_info("[OMEMO] publish own OMEMO bundle");
     xmpp_ctx_t* const ctx = connection_get_ctx();
     unsigned char* identity_key = NULL;
     size_t identity_key_length;
@@ -102,8 +103,6 @@ omemo_bundle_publish(gboolean first)
     size_t signed_prekey_signature_length;
     GList *prekeys = NULL, *ids = NULL, *lengths = NULL;
 
-    log_debug("OMEMO: omemo_bundle_publish()");
-
     omemo_identity_key(&identity_key, &identity_key_length);
     omemo_signed_prekey(&signed_prekey, &signed_prekey_length);
     omemo_signed_prekey_signature(&signed_prekey_signature, &signed_prekey_signature_length);
@@ -120,7 +119,10 @@ omemo_bundle_publish(gboolean first)
     g_list_free(ids);
 
     if (connection_supports(XMPP_FEATURE_PUBSUB_PUBLISH_OPTIONS)) {
-        stanza_attach_publish_options(ctx, iq, "pubsub#access_model", "open");
+        stanza_attach_publish_options_va(ctx, iq,
+                4, // 2 * number of key-value pairs
+                "pubsub#persist_items", "true",
+                "pubsub#access_model", "open");
     }
 
     iq_id_handler_add(id, _omemo_bundle_publish_result, NULL, GINT_TO_POINTER(first));
@@ -140,6 +142,8 @@ omemo_bundle_request(const char* const jid, uint32_t device_id, ProfIqCallback f
     xmpp_ctx_t* const ctx = connection_get_ctx();
     char* id = connection_create_stanza_id();
 
+    log_info("[OMEMO] request omemo bundle (jid: %s, deivce: %d)", jid, device_id);
+
     xmpp_stanza_t* iq = stanza_create_omemo_bundle_request(ctx, id, jid, device_id);
     iq_id_handler_add(id, func, free_func, userdata);
 
@@ -495,6 +499,7 @@ _omemo_receive_devicelist(xmpp_stanza_t* const stanza, void* const userdata)
     return 1;
 }
 
+
 static int
 _omemo_bundle_publish_result(xmpp_stanza_t* const stanza, void* const userdata)
 {
@@ -502,8 +507,8 @@ _omemo_bundle_publish_result(xmpp_stanza_t* const stanza, void* const userdata)
 
     const char* type = xmpp_stanza_get_type(stanza);
 
-    if (g_strcmp0(type, STANZA_TYPE_ERROR) != 0) {
-        log_error("[OMEMO] Error for bundle publish");
+    if (g_strcmp0(type, STANZA_TYPE_RESULT) == 0) {
+        log_info("[OMEMO] bundle published successfully");
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -524,9 +529,7 @@ _omemo_bundle_publish_result(xmpp_stanza_t* const stanza, void* const userdata)
 
     iq_id_handler_add(id, _omemo_bundle_publish_configure, NULL, userdata);
 
-    log_debug("[OMEMO] _omemo_bundle_publish_result(): sending pubsub conf request");
     iq_send_stanza(iq);
-    log_debug("[OMEMO] _omemo_bundle_publish_result(): sent    pubsub conf request");
 
     xmpp_stanza_release(iq);
     free(id);
@@ -539,7 +542,6 @@ _omemo_bundle_publish_configure(xmpp_stanza_t* const stanza, void* const userdat
 {
     log_debug("[OMEMO] _omemo_bundle_publish_configure()");
 
-    /* TODO handle error */
     xmpp_stanza_t* pubsub = xmpp_stanza_get_child_by_name(stanza, "pubsub");
     if (!pubsub) {
         log_error("[OMEMO] The stanza doesn't contain a 'pubsub' child");
@@ -562,7 +564,6 @@ _omemo_bundle_publish_configure(xmpp_stanza_t* const stanza, void* const userdat
         log_error("[OMEMO] cannot configure bundle to an open access model");
         return 0;
     }
-    form_set_value(form, tag, "open");
 
     xmpp_ctx_t* const ctx = connection_get_ctx();
     Jid* jid = jid_create(connection_get_fulljid());
@@ -575,8 +576,6 @@ _omemo_bundle_publish_configure(xmpp_stanza_t* const stanza, void* const userdat
 
     iq_send_stanza(iq);
 
-    log_debug("[OMEMO] _omemo_bundle_publish_configure() done");
-
     xmpp_stanza_release(iq);
     free(id);
     jid_destroy(jid);
@@ -593,6 +592,9 @@ _omemo_bundle_publish_configure_result(xmpp_stanza_t* const stanza, void* const
         return 0;
     }
 
+    log_info("[OMEMO] node configured");
+
+    // Try to publish again
     omemo_bundle_publish(TRUE);
 
     return 0;