diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/PresenceParser.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/PresenceParser.java
index 062f87b7f3d86e90698aadf60b58cdef8ea8e6c9..bd09e5d73c0b6a621aa2b82e0627e2e6a52b2f76 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/PresenceParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/PresenceParser.java
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@ public class PresenceParser extends AbstractParser implements
 			this.parseConferencePresence(packet, account);
 		} else if (packet.hasChild("x", "http://jabber.org/protocol/muc")) {
 			this.parseConferencePresence(packet, account);
+		} else if ("error".equals(packet.getAttribute("type")) && mXmppConnectionService.isMuc(account, packet.getFrom())) {
+			this.parseConferencePresence(packet, account);
 		} else {
 			this.parseContactPresence(packet, account);
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
index e4003b87b751ea0109a5dd049acc4fcf3dd5a129..7c6a95f15ca34fc5eb59d52809dfdd6fc1c1606b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
@@ -547,6 +547,11 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
         return find(getConversations(), account, jid);
     }
 
+    public boolean isMuc(final Account account, final Jid jid) {
+        final Conversation c = find(account, jid);
+        return c != null && c.getMode() == Conversational.MODE_MULTI;
+    }
+
     public void search(List<String> term, OnSearchResultsAvailable onSearchResultsAvailable) {
         MessageSearchTask.search(this, term, onSearchResultsAvailable);
     }