diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c3cabe035..c1db8a3f6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-11-03  Pablo Polvorin <pablo.polvorin@process-one.net>
+
+	* src/ejabberd_app.erl:  Start the exmpp application.
+
 2008-10-31  Jean-Sébastien Pédron  <js.pedron@meetic-corp.com>
 
 	* src/mod_last_odbc.erl (store_last_info/4): Fix a bug where the
diff --git a/src/ejabberd_app.erl b/src/ejabberd_app.erl
index 928dd696c..f9bf8378c 100644
--- a/src/ejabberd_app.erl
+++ b/src/ejabberd_app.erl
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 start(normal, _Args) ->
     ejabberd_loglevel:set(4),
     application:start(sasl),
+    application:start(exmpp),
     randoms:start(),
     db_init(),
     sha:start(),