diff --git a/src/jabber.c b/src/jabber.c
index 19a5d462..f16a4737 100644
--- a/src/jabber.c
+++ b/src/jabber.c
@@ -234,12 +234,15 @@ jabber_subscribe(const char * const recipient)
 void
 jabber_join(const char * const room, const char * const nick)
 {
+    char *full_room_jid = room_create_full_room_jid(room, nick);
     xmpp_stanza_t *presence = stanza_create_room_join_presence(jabber_conn.ctx,
-        room, nick);
+        full_room_jid);
     xmpp_send(jabber_conn.conn, presence);
     xmpp_stanza_release(presence);
 
     room_join(room, nick);
+
+    free(full_room_jid);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/room_chat.c b/src/room_chat.c
index 677aded1..8e843f9a 100644
--- a/src/room_chat.c
+++ b/src/room_chat.c
@@ -114,6 +114,37 @@ room_get_room_from_full_jid(const char * const full_room_jid)
     }
 }
 
+char *
+room_get_nick_from_full_jid(const char * const full_room_jid)
+{
+    char **tokens = g_strsplit(full_room_jid, "/", 0);
+    char *nick_part;
+
+    if (tokens == NULL || tokens[1] == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    } else {
+        nick_part = strdup(tokens[1]);
+
+        g_strfreev(tokens);
+
+        return nick_part;
+    }
+}
+
+char *
+room_create_full_room_jid(const char * const room, const char * const nick)
+{
+    GString *full_jid = g_string_new(room);
+    g_string_append(full_jid, "/");
+    g_string_append(full_jid, nick);
+
+    char *result = strdup(full_jid->str);
+
+    g_string_free(full_jid, TRUE);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
 gboolean
 room_parse_room_jid(const char * const full_room_jid, char **room, char **nick)
 {
diff --git a/src/room_chat.h b/src/room_chat.h
index 7c4baf9a..02ef3a5e 100644
--- a/src/room_chat.h
+++ b/src/room_chat.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ void room_leave(const char * const room);
 gboolean room_is_active(const char * const full_room_jid);
 char * room_get_nick_for_room(const char * const room);
 char * room_get_room_from_full_jid(const char * const full_room_jid);
+char * room_get_nick_from_full_jid(const char * const full_room_jid);
 gboolean room_parse_room_jid(const char * const full_room_jid, char **room,
     char **nick);
 void room_add_to_roster(const char * const room, const char * const nick);
@@ -37,5 +38,7 @@ GList * room_get_roster(const char * const room);
 void room_set_roster_received(const char * const room);
 gboolean room_get_roster_received(const char * const room);
 void room_remove_from_roster(const char * const room, const char * const nick);
+char * room_create_full_room_jid(const char * const room,
+    const char * const nick);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/stanza.c b/src/stanza.c
index 5644d0ff..bef10751 100644
--- a/src/stanza.c
+++ b/src/stanza.c
@@ -81,16 +81,12 @@ stanza_create_message(xmpp_ctx_t *ctx, const char * const recipient,
 }
 
 xmpp_stanza_t *
-stanza_create_room_join_presence(xmpp_ctx_t *ctx, const char * const room,
-    const char * const nick)
+stanza_create_room_join_presence(xmpp_ctx_t *ctx,
+    const char * const full_room_jid)
 {
-    GString *to = g_string_new(room);
-    g_string_append(to, "/");
-    g_string_append(to, nick);
-
     xmpp_stanza_t *presence = xmpp_stanza_new(ctx);
     xmpp_stanza_set_name(presence, STANZA_NAME_PRESENCE);
-    xmpp_stanza_set_attribute(presence, STANZA_ATTR_TO, to->str);
+    xmpp_stanza_set_attribute(presence, STANZA_ATTR_TO, full_room_jid);
 
     xmpp_stanza_t *x = xmpp_stanza_new(ctx);
     xmpp_stanza_set_name(x, STANZA_NAME_X);
diff --git a/src/stanza.h b/src/stanza.h
index 150ec857..6f244327 100644
--- a/src/stanza.h
+++ b/src/stanza.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ xmpp_stanza_t* stanza_create_message(xmpp_ctx_t *ctx,
     const char * const message, const char * const state);
 
 xmpp_stanza_t* stanza_create_room_join_presence(xmpp_ctx_t *ctx,
-    const char * const room, const char * const nick);
+    const char * const full_room_jid);
 
 xmpp_stanza_t* stanza_create_room_leave_presence(xmpp_ctx_t *ctx,
     const char * const room, const char * const nick);