diff --git a/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/add_account_dialog.vala b/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/add_account_dialog.vala
index 558738aa..cefc3261 100644
--- a/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/add_account_dialog.vala
+++ b/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/add_account_dialog.vala
@@ -70,12 +70,14 @@ public class AddAccountDialog : Gtk.Dialog {
     };
 
     private StreamInteractor stream_interactor;
+    private Database db;
     private HashMap<ListBoxRow, string> list_box_jids = new HashMap<ListBoxRow, string>();
     private Jid? server_jid = null;
     private Xep.InBandRegistration.Form? form = null;
 
-    public AddAccountDialog(StreamInteractor stream_interactor) {
+    public AddAccountDialog(StreamInteractor stream_interactor, Database db) {
         this.stream_interactor = stream_interactor;
+        this.db = db;
         this.title = _("Add Account");
 
         // Sign in - Jid
@@ -258,8 +260,8 @@ public class AddAccountDialog : Gtk.Dialog {
                     break;
             }
         } else {
+            add_activate_account(account);
             show_success();
-            added(account);
         }
     }
 
@@ -343,9 +345,9 @@ public class AddAccountDialog : Gtk.Dialog {
                     case "password": password = field.get_value_string(); break;
                 }
             }
-            Account account = new Account(new Jid(username + "@" + server_jid.domainpart), null, password, null);
+            Account account = new Account(new Jid.components(username, server_jid.domainpart, null), null, password, null);
+            add_activate_account(account);
             show_success();
-            added(account);
         } else {
             display_notification(error);
         }
@@ -360,6 +362,13 @@ public class AddAccountDialog : Gtk.Dialog {
         });
     }
 
+    private void add_activate_account(Account account) {
+        account.enabled = true;
+        account.persist(db);
+        stream_interactor.connect_account(account);
+        added(account);
+    }
+
     private void animate_window_resize(Widget widget) { // TODO code duplication
         int def_height, curr_width, curr_height;
         get_size(out curr_width, out curr_height);
diff --git a/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/dialog.vala b/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/dialog.vala
index bcc0f017..bb0614a2 100644
--- a/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/dialog.vala
+++ b/main/src/ui/manage_accounts/dialog.vala
@@ -108,10 +108,9 @@ public class Dialog : Gtk.Dialog {
     }
 
     private void show_add_account_dialog() {
-        AddAccountDialog add_account_dialog = new AddAccountDialog(stream_interactor);
+        AddAccountDialog add_account_dialog = new AddAccountDialog(stream_interactor, db);
         add_account_dialog.set_transient_for(this);
         add_account_dialog.added.connect((account) => {
-            account.persist(db);
             AccountRow account_item = add_account(account);
             account_list.select_row(account_item);
             account_list.queue_draw();
diff --git a/main/src/ui/unified_window_controller.vala b/main/src/ui/unified_window_controller.vala
index dd5ed52d..1ca3daae 100644
--- a/main/src/ui/unified_window_controller.vala
+++ b/main/src/ui/unified_window_controller.vala
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class UnifiedWindowController : Object {
         });
 
         window.welcome_placeholder.primary_button.clicked.connect(() => {
-            ManageAccounts.AddAccountDialog dialog = new ManageAccounts.AddAccountDialog(stream_interactor);
+            ManageAccounts.AddAccountDialog dialog = new ManageAccounts.AddAccountDialog(stream_interactor, db);
             dialog.set_transient_for(app.get_active_window());
             dialog.present();
         });