diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-xmpp b/src/freedombone-app-xmpp
index 0ca12fc20535c08a0e9f833354301392dc0c00bb..94ba8cb6c106aa444e000d77ea8fac1d24386621 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-xmpp
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-xmpp
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ function install_xmpp_main {
             XMPP_PASSWORD="$(create_password ${MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH})"
         fi
     fi
-    prosodyctl register $MY_USERNAME $DEFAULT_DOMAIN_NAME $XMPP_PASSWORD
+    prosodyctl register $MY_USERNAME $DEFAULT_DOMAIN_NAME "$XMPP_PASSWORD"
 
     ${PROJECT_NAME}-pass -u $MY_USERNAME -a xmpp -p "$XMPP_PASSWORD"