diff --git a/src/jamidht/jamiaccount.cpp b/src/jamidht/jamiaccount.cpp
index 984d0bc2180861c8dab7b30883eb4db6b521f29a..3a939c0370354c749d05ef49edae6965d9b07cff 100644
--- a/src/jamidht/jamiaccount.cpp
+++ b/src/jamidht/jamiaccount.cpp
@@ -999,6 +999,7 @@ JamiAccount::loadAccount(const std::string& archive_password, const std::string&
                 tlsPassword_ = {};
 
                 username_ = RING_URI_PREFIX+info.accountId;
+                registeredName_ = managerUsername_;
                 ringDeviceName_ = accountManager_->getAccountDeviceName();
 
                 auto nameServerIt = config.find(DRing::Account::ConfProperties::RingNS::URI);