diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index de00b219e..d4abc8f58 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <script src="libs/modules/RTC.bundle.js?v=6"></script>
     <script src="libs/modules/desktopsharing.bundle.js?v=3"></script><!-- desktop sharing -->
     <script src="util.js?v=7"></script><!-- utility functions -->
-    <script src="libs/modules/xmpp.bundle.js?v=2"></script>
+    <script src="libs/modules/xmpp.bundle.js?v=3"></script>
     <script src="app.js?v=28"></script><!-- application logic -->
     <script src="libs/modules/API.bundle.js?v=1"></script>
 
diff --git a/libs/modules/xmpp.bundle.js b/libs/modules/xmpp.bundle.js
index 0ee935d3b..e544fd9d2 100644
--- a/libs/modules/xmpp.bundle.js
+++ b/libs/modules/xmpp.bundle.js
@@ -3274,6 +3274,8 @@ module.exports = function(XMPP, eventEmitter) {
                 .c('query', {xmlns: 'http://jabber.org/protocol/muc#owner'})
                 .c('x', {xmlns: 'jabber:x:data', type: 'submit'});
 
+            var self = this;
+
             this.connection.sendIQ(getForm, function (form) {
 
                 if (!$(form).find(
@@ -3296,7 +3298,7 @@ module.exports = function(XMPP, eventEmitter) {
                 formSubmit.c('field', {'var': 'muc#roomconfig_whois'})
                     .c('value').t('anyone').up().up();
 
-                this.connection.sendIQ(formSubmit);
+                self.connection.sendIQ(formSubmit);
 
             }, function (error) {
                 console.error("Error getting room configuration form");
@@ -3560,7 +3562,7 @@ module.exports = function(XMPP, eventEmitter) {
                         // Fixes a bug in prosody 0.9.+ https://code.google.com/p/lxmppd/issues/detail?id=373
                         formsubmit.c('field', {'var': 'muc#roomconfig_whois'}).c('value').t('anyone').up().up();
                         // FIXME: is muc#roomconfig_passwordprotectedroom required?
-                        this.connection.sendIQ(formsubmit,
+                        ob.connection.sendIQ(formsubmit,
                             onSuccess,
                             onError);
                     } else {
diff --git a/modules/xmpp/strophe.emuc.js b/modules/xmpp/strophe.emuc.js
index 989a192f0..e76512896 100644
--- a/modules/xmpp/strophe.emuc.js
+++ b/modules/xmpp/strophe.emuc.js
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ module.exports = function(XMPP, eventEmitter) {
                 .c('query', {xmlns: 'http://jabber.org/protocol/muc#owner'})
                 .c('x', {xmlns: 'jabber:x:data', type: 'submit'});
 
+            var self = this;
+
             this.connection.sendIQ(getForm, function (form) {
 
                 if (!$(form).find(
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ module.exports = function(XMPP, eventEmitter) {
                 formSubmit.c('field', {'var': 'muc#roomconfig_whois'})
                     .c('value').t('anyone').up().up();
 
-                this.connection.sendIQ(formSubmit);
+                self.connection.sendIQ(formSubmit);
 
             }, function (error) {
                 console.error("Error getting room configuration form");
@@ -347,7 +349,7 @@ module.exports = function(XMPP, eventEmitter) {
                         // Fixes a bug in prosody 0.9.+ https://code.google.com/p/lxmppd/issues/detail?id=373
                         formsubmit.c('field', {'var': 'muc#roomconfig_whois'}).c('value').t('anyone').up().up();
                         // FIXME: is muc#roomconfig_passwordprotectedroom required?
-                        this.connection.sendIQ(formsubmit,
+                        ob.connection.sendIQ(formsubmit,
                             onSuccess,
                             onError);
                     } else {