diff --git a/libtransport/UserRegistration.cpp b/libtransport/UserRegistration.cpp
index 4da637600c09218d3b77518ed99b92eca2ad0972..d7b326f57c1c8f0ec2e3081c2976bf55002c0330 100644
--- a/libtransport/UserRegistration.cpp
+++ b/libtransport/UserRegistration.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ bool UserRegistration::registerUser(const UserInfo &row, bool allowPasswordChang
 	UserInfo dummy;
 	bool registered = m_storageBackend->getUser(row.jid, dummy);
 
-	if (registered && !allowPasswordChange) {
+	if (!registered || (registered && allowPasswordChange)) {
 		m_storageBackend->setUser(row);
 		doUserRegistration(row);
 		onUserRegistered(row);