diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/AbstractParser.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/AbstractParser.java
index 6068af5ad..80390be43 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/AbstractParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/AbstractParser.java
@@ -141,6 +141,20 @@ public abstract class AbstractParser {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	public static String errorMessage(Element packet) {
+		final Element error = packet.findChild("error");
+		if (error != null && error.getChildren().size() > 0) {
+			final List<String> errorNames = orderedElementNames(error.getChildren());
+			final String text = error.findChildContent("text");
+			if (text != null && !text.trim().isEmpty()) {
+				return text;
+			} else if (errorNames.size() > 0){
+				return errorNames.get(0).replace("-"," ");
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	private static String prefixError(List<String> errorNames) {
 		if (errorNames.size() > 0) {
 			return errorNames.get(0)+'\u001f';
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
index 9adef0309..6ad1caf68 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/services/XmppConnectionService.java
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
         final IqPacket request = new IqPacket(IqPacket.TYPE.SET);
         request.setTo(jid);
         final Element command = request.addChild("command", Namespace.COMMANDS);
-        command.setAttribute("node", Namespace.COMMANDS);
+        command.setAttribute("node", Namespace.EASY_ONBOARDING_INVITE);
         command.setAttribute("action", "execute");
         sendIqPacket(account, request, (a, response) -> {
             if (response.getType() == IqPacket.TYPE.RESULT) {
@@ -1649,7 +1649,7 @@ public class XmppConnectionService extends Service {
                 callback.inviteRequestFailed(getString(R.string.unable_to_parse_invite));
                 Log.d(Config.LOGTAG, response.toString());
             } else if (response.getType() == IqPacket.TYPE.ERROR) {
-                callback.inviteRequestFailed(IqParser.extractErrorMessage(response));
+                callback.inviteRequestFailed(IqParser.errorMessage(response));
             } else {
                 callback.inviteRequestFailed(getString(R.string.remote_server_timeout));
             }