diff --git a/src/freedombone-adduser b/src/freedombone-adduser
index 43cb293c..d4ceab63 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-adduser
+++ b/src/freedombone-adduser
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ chown $MY_USERNAME:$MY_USERNAME /home/$MY_USERNAME/README
 chmod 600 /home/$MY_USERNAME/README
 
 echo "Adding an XMPP account for $MY_USERNAME"
-freedombone-addxmpp -e "$MY_USERNAME@$HOSTNAME" "$NEW_USER_PASSWORD"
+freedombone-addxmpp -e "$MY_USERNAME@$HOSTNAME" -p "$NEW_USER_PASSWORD"
 
 clear
 echo "New user $MY_USERNAME was created"