diff --git a/src/rosterresponder.cpp b/src/rosterresponder.cpp
index 7b7396477c07564f63f5786635f36fa3c2960a40..52876dc7ff6425537302abe07bb1b9ea211c7300 100644
--- a/src/rosterresponder.cpp
+++ b/src/rosterresponder.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ bool RosterResponder::handleSetRequest(const Swift::JID& from, const Swift::JID&
 		buddyInfo.alias = item.getName();
 		buddyInfo.legacyName = Buddy::JIDToLegacyName(item.getJID());
 		buddyInfo.subscription = "both";
-		buddyInfo.flags = 0;
+		buddyInfo.flags = Buddy::buddFlagsFromJID(item.getJID());
 		LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, from.toBare().toString() << ": Adding buddy " << buddyInfo.legacyName);
 
 		buddy = user->getComponent()->getFactory()->createBuddy(user->getRosterManager(), buddyInfo);