diff --git a/src/common/connection_handlers.py b/src/common/connection_handlers.py
index 1117de348..552364fce 100644
--- a/src/common/connection_handlers.py
+++ b/src/common/connection_handlers.py
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ class ConnectionHandlersBase:
             # there won't be any sessions here if the contact terminated
             # their sessions before going offline (which we do)
             for sess in self.get_sessions(jid):
-                sess_fjid = str(sess.jid)
+                sess_fjid = sess.jid.getStripped()
                 if sess.resource:
                     sess_fjid += '/' + sess.resource
                 if obj.fjid != sess_fjid: