diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b64bd1f6d..907eda035 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2009-02-21  Badlop  <badlop@process-one.net>
 
+ 	* src/mod_muc/mod_muc_room.erl: Owner of a password protected room
+ 	must provide the password, like other participants (EJAB-867)
+
  	* src/mod_muc/mod_muc_log.erl: Prevent XSS in MUC logs by
  	linkifying only a few known protocols (EJAB-850)
 
diff --git a/src/mod_muc/mod_muc_room.erl b/src/mod_muc/mod_muc_room.erl
index 458edaa4f..b32ed4c08 100644
--- a/src/mod_muc/mod_muc_room.erl
+++ b/src/mod_muc/mod_muc_room.erl
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ add_new_user(From, Nick, {xmlelement, _, Attrs, Els} = Packet, StateData) ->
 	      From, Err),
 	    StateData;
 	{_, _, _, Role} ->
-	    case check_password(Affiliation, Els, StateData) of
+	    case check_password(ServiceAffiliation, Els, StateData) of
 		true ->
 		    NewState =
 			add_user_presence(
@@ -1518,8 +1518,9 @@ add_new_user(From, Nick, {xmlelement, _, Attrs, Els} = Packet, StateData) ->
     end.
 
 check_password(owner, _Els, _StateData) ->
+    %% Don't check pass if user is owner in MUC service (access_admin option)
     true;
-check_password(_Affiliation, Els, StateData) ->
+check_password(_ServiceAffiliation, Els, StateData) ->
     case (StateData#state.config)#config.password_protected of
 	false ->
 	    true;