diff --git a/src/common/connection_handlers.py b/src/common/connection_handlers.py
index dfe91f01d..81bb2a7e1 100644
--- a/src/common/connection_handlers.py
+++ b/src/common/connection_handlers.py
@@ -1121,11 +1121,11 @@ class ConnectionHandlers(ConnectionVcard, ConnectionBytestream, ConnectionDisco)
 	
 	def build_http_auth_answer(self, iq_obj, answer):
 		if answer == 'yes':
-			iq = iq_obj.buildReply('result')
+			self.connection.send(iq_obj.buildReply('result'))
 		elif answer == 'no':
-			iq = iq_obj.buildReply('error')
-			iq.setError('not-authorized', 401)
-		self.connection.send(iq)
+			from common.xmpp.protocol import ERR_NOT_AUTHORIZED
+			err = common.xmpp.Error(iq_obj, ERR_NOT_AUTHORIZED)
+			self.connection.send(err)
 	
 	def _HttpAuthCB(self, con, iq_obj):
 		gajim.log.debug('HttpAuthCB')
diff --git a/src/common/xmpp/protocol.py b/src/common/xmpp/protocol.py
index b9d2ad9ff..fee4cdb0c 100644
--- a/src/common/xmpp/protocol.py
+++ b/src/common/xmpp/protocol.py
@@ -357,10 +357,10 @@ class Protocol(Node):
                 if tag.getName()=='text': return tag.getData()
             return self.getError()
     def getErrorCode(self):
-        """ Return the error code. Obsolette. """
+        """ Return the error code. Obsolete. """
         return self.getTagAttr('error','code')
     def setError(self,error,code=None):
-        """ Set the error code. Obsolette. Use error-conditions instead. """
+        """ Set the error code. Obsolete. Use error-conditions instead. """
         if code:
             if str(code) in _errorcodes.keys(): error=ErrorNode(_errorcodes[str(code)],text=error)
             else: error=ErrorNode(ERR_UNDEFINED_CONDITION,code=code,typ='cancel',text=error)