diff --git a/jicofo-common/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/xmpp/XmppProvider.kt b/jicofo-common/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/xmpp/XmppProvider.kt
index db0df98ded..377ed6a1a7 100644
--- a/jicofo-common/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/xmpp/XmppProvider.kt
+++ b/jicofo-common/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/xmpp/XmppProvider.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import org.jivesoftware.smack.ConnectionConfiguration
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.ConnectionListener
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.ReconnectionListener
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.ReconnectionManager
-import org.jivesoftware.smack.SASLAuthentication
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.SmackException
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.XMPPConnection
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.tcp.XMPPTCPConnection
@@ -287,21 +286,6 @@ class XmppProvider(val config: XmppConnectionConfig, parentLogger: Logger) {
         this.components = components
     }
 
-    companion object {
-        init {
-            EntityCapsManager.setDefaultEntityNode("http://jitsi.org/jicofo")
-            ReconnectionManager.setEnabledPerDefault(true)
-            // Jicofo handles at most two connections and most of the time that is localhost and the number
-            // of jicofo instances is small so we can afford to retry quickly.
-            ReconnectionManager.setDefaultFixedDelay(2)
-            // Smack uses SASL Mechanisms ANONYMOUS and PLAIN, but tries to authenticate with GSSAPI when it's offered
-            // by the server. Disable GSSAPI.
-            SASLAuthentication.unregisterSASLMechanism("org.jivesoftware.smack.sasl.javax.SASLGSSAPIMechanism")
-            XMPPTCPConnection.setUseStreamManagementResumptionDefault(true)
-            XMPPTCPConnection.setUseStreamManagementDefault(true)
-        }
-    }
-
     class RoomExistsException(message: String) : Exception(message)
     interface Listener {
         fun registrationChanged(registered: Boolean) { }
diff --git a/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/xmpp/Smack.kt b/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/xmpp/Smack.kt
index 90eec11773..b3dc38a79c 100644
--- a/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/xmpp/Smack.kt
+++ b/jicofo/src/main/kotlin/org/jitsi/jicofo/xmpp/Smack.kt
@@ -49,14 +49,34 @@ import org.jitsi.xmpp.extensions.jitsimeet.TranscriptionStatusExtension
 import org.jitsi.xmpp.extensions.jitsimeet.UserInfoPacketExt
 import org.jitsi.xmpp.extensions.jitsimeet.VideoMutedExtension
 import org.jitsi.xmpp.extensions.rayo.RayoIqProvider
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.ReconnectionManager
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.SASLAuthentication
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.SmackConfiguration
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.provider.ProviderManager
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.tcp.XMPPTCPConnection
+import org.jivesoftware.smackx.caps.EntityCapsManager
 
 fun initializeSmack() {
-    org.jitsi.xmpp.Smack.initialize(XmppConfig.config.useJitsiJidValidation)
+    org.jitsi.xmpp.Smack.initialize(useJitsiXmppStringprep = XmppConfig.config.useJitsiJidValidation)
 
+    EntityCapsManager.setDefaultEntityNode("http://jitsi.org/jicofo")
+
+    // Default to 15 seconds, may be overriden by the different connections.
     SmackConfiguration.setDefaultReplyTimeout(15000)
 
+    ReconnectionManager.setEnabledPerDefault(true)
+    // Jicofo handles at most two connections and most of the time that is localhost and the number
+    // of jicofo instances is small so we can afford to retry quickly.
+    ReconnectionManager.setDefaultFixedDelay(2)
+
+    // Smack uses SASL Mechanisms ANONYMOUS and PLAIN, but tries to authenticate with GSSAPI when it's offered
+    // by the server. Disable GSSAPI.
+    SASLAuthentication.unregisterSASLMechanism("org.jivesoftware.smack.sasl.javax.SASLGSSAPIMechanism")
+
+    // Enable Stream Management
+    XMPPTCPConnection.setUseStreamManagementResumptionDefault(true)
+    XMPPTCPConnection.setUseStreamManagementDefault(true)
+
     registerXmppExtensions()
 }