diff --git a/src/mod_muc.erl b/src/mod_muc.erl
index 571f85926..85c0914d1 100644
--- a/src/mod_muc.erl
+++ b/src/mod_muc.erl
@@ -488,9 +488,8 @@ do_route1(Host, ServerHost, Access, HistorySize, RoomShaper,
       _ ->
 	    case mnesia:dirty_read(muc_online_room, {Room, Host}) of
 		[] ->
-		    Type = fxml:get_attr_s(<<"type">>, Attrs),
-		    case {Name, Type} of
-			{<<"presence">>, <<"">>} ->
+		    case is_create_request(Packet) of
+			true ->
 			    case check_user_can_create_room(ServerHost,
 				    AccessCreate, From, Room) and
 				check_create_roomid(ServerHost, Room) of
@@ -508,7 +507,7 @@ do_route1(Host, ServerHost, Access, HistorySize, RoomShaper,
 					    Packet, ?ERRT_FORBIDDEN(Lang, ErrText)),
 				    ejabberd_router:route(To, From, Err)
 			    end;
-			_ ->
+			false ->
 			    Lang = fxml:get_attr_s(<<"xml:lang">>, Attrs),
 			    ErrText = <<"Conference room does not exist">>,
 			    Err = jlib:make_error_reply(Packet,
@@ -523,6 +522,22 @@ do_route1(Host, ServerHost, Access, HistorySize, RoomShaper,
 	    end
     end.
 
+-spec is_create_request(xmlel()) -> boolean().
+is_create_request(#xmlel{name = <<"presence">>} = Packet) ->
+    <<"">> == fxml:get_tag_attr_s(<<"type">>, Packet);
+is_create_request(#xmlel{name = <<"iq">>} = Packet) ->
+    case jlib:iq_query_info(Packet) of
+	#iq{type = set, xmlns = ?NS_MUCSUB,
+	    sub_el = #xmlel{name = <<"subscribe">>}} ->
+	    true;
+	#iq{type = get, xmlns = ?NS_MUC_OWNER, sub_el = SubEl} ->
+	    [] == fxml:remove_cdata(SubEl#xmlel.children);
+	_ ->
+	    false
+    end;
+is_create_request(_) ->
+    false.
+
 check_user_can_create_room(ServerHost, AccessCreate,
 			   From, _RoomID) ->
     case acl:match_rule(ServerHost, AccessCreate, From) of