diff --git a/src/usermanager.cpp b/src/usermanager.cpp
index 6110c45e..a52690aa 100644
--- a/src/usermanager.cpp
+++ b/src/usermanager.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void UserManager::handlePresence(Swift::Presence::ref presence) {
 	// Create user class if it's not there
 	if (!user) {
 		// Admin user is not legacy network user, so do not create User class instance for him
-		if (CONFIG_STRING(m_component->getConfig(), "service.admin_username") == presence->getFrom().getNode()) {
+		if (CONFIG_STRING(m_component->getConfig(), "service.admin_jid") == presence->getFrom().toBare().toString()) {
 			return;
 		}