diff --git a/conversations.doap b/conversations.doap
index 46372e796..de770d0ce 100644
--- a/conversations.doap
+++ b/conversations.doap
@@ -438,6 +438,13 @@
             <xmpp:version>0.2.1</xmpp:version>
         </xmpp:SupportedXep>
     </implements>
+    <implements>
+        <xmpp:SupportedXep>
+            <xmpp:xep rdf:resource="https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0402.html"/>
+            <xmpp:status>complete</xmpp:status>
+            <xmpp:version>1.1.3</xmpp:version>
+        </xmpp:SupportedXep>
+    </implements>
     <implements>
         <xmpp:SupportedXep>
             <xmpp:xep rdf:resource="https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0410.html"/>
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
index 2299c3adb..13480a82a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ public final class Config {
     public static final boolean OMEMO_PADDING = false;
     public static final boolean PUT_AUTH_TAG_INTO_KEY = true;
     public static final boolean AUTOMATICALLY_COMPLETE_SESSIONS = true;
-
-    public static final boolean USE_BOOKMARKS2 = false;
-
     public static final boolean DISABLE_PROXY_LOOKUP = false; //useful to debug ibb
     public static final boolean USE_DIRECT_JINGLE_CANDIDATES = true;
     public static final boolean DISABLE_HTTP_UPLOAD = false;
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
index 09ceaeffc..77a257403 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
@@ -1937,6 +1937,7 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
         if (connection == null) {
             Log.d(Config.LOGTAG, account.getJid().asBareJid()+": no connection. ignoring bookmark creation");
         } else if (connection.getFeatures().bookmarks2()) {
+            Log.d(Config.LOGTAG,account.getJid().asBareJid() + ": pushing bookmark via Bookmarks 2");
             final Element item = mIqGenerator.publishBookmarkItem(bookmark);
             pushNodeAndEnforcePublishOptions(account, Namespace.BOOKMARKS2, item, bookmark.getJid().asBareJid().toEscapedString(), PublishOptions.persistentWhitelistAccessMaxItems());
         } else if (connection.getFeatures().bookmarksConversion()) {
@@ -1950,7 +1951,8 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
         account.removeBookmark(bookmark);
         final XmppConnection connection = account.getXmppConnection();
         if (connection.getFeatures().bookmarks2()) {
-            IqPacket request = mIqGenerator.deleteItem(Namespace.BOOKMARKS2, bookmark.getJid().asBareJid().toEscapedString());
+            final IqPacket request = mIqGenerator.deleteItem(Namespace.BOOKMARKS2, bookmark.getJid().asBareJid().toEscapedString());
+            Log.d(Config.LOGTAG,account.getJid().asBareJid() + ": removing bookmark via Bookmarks 2");
             sendIqPacket(account, request, (a, response) -> {
                 if (response.getType() == IqPacket.TYPE.ERROR) {
                     Log.d(Config.LOGTAG, a.getJid().asBareJid() + ": unable to delete bookmark " + response.getErrorCondition());
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java
index 348cf3657..7de0de272 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java
@@ -2830,8 +2830,7 @@ public class XmppConnection implements Runnable {
         }
 
         public boolean bookmarks2() {
-            return Config
-                    .USE_BOOKMARKS2 /* || hasDiscoFeature(account.getJid().asBareJid(), Namespace.BOOKMARKS2_COMPAT)*/;
+            return pepPublishOptions() && hasDiscoFeature(account.getJid().asBareJid(), Namespace.BOOKMARKS2_COMPAT);
         }
 
         public boolean externalServiceDiscovery() {