diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-matrix b/src/freedombone-app-matrix
index 01e2164f..c8ab24c3 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-matrix
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-matrix
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@ function add_user_matrix {
     is_admin_user='-a'
 
     read_config_param MY_USERNAME
+    read_config_param ONION_ONLY
+    read_config_param MATRIX_DOMAIN_NAME
+
     if [[ "$new_username" != "$MY_USERNAME" ]]; then
         is_admin_user=''
     fi
@@ -322,10 +325,9 @@ function add_user_matrix {
     ${PROJECT_NAME}-pass -u $new_username -a matrix -p "$new_user_password"
 
     if [[ $ONION_ONLY == 'no' ]]; then
-        read_config_param MATRIX_DOMAIN_NAME
-        retval=$(register_new_matrix_user -c ${MATRIX_DATA_DIR}/homeserver.yaml -u "${new_username}" -p "${new_user_password}" $is_admin_user https://${MATRIX_DOMAIN_NAME})
+        register_new_matrix_user -c ${MATRIX_DATA_DIR}/homeserver.yaml -u "${new_username}" -p "${new_user_password}" $is_admin_user https://${MATRIX_DOMAIN_NAME}
     else
-        retval=$(register_new_matrix_user -c ${MATRIX_DATA_DIR}/homeserver.yaml -u "${new_username}" -p "${new_user_password}" $is_admin_user http://${MATRIX_DOMAIN_NAME})
+        register_new_matrix_user -c ${MATRIX_DATA_DIR}/homeserver.yaml -u "${new_username}" -p "${new_user_password}" $is_admin_user http://${MATRIX_DOMAIN_NAME}
     fi
     echo "0"
 }