diff --git a/src/common/zeroconf/connection_zeroconf.py b/src/common/zeroconf/connection_zeroconf.py
index b218eab41..c1e7ef938 100644
--- a/src/common/zeroconf/connection_zeroconf.py
+++ b/src/common/zeroconf/connection_zeroconf.py
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class ConnectionZeroconf(ConnectionHandlersZeroconf):
 		
 		self.muc_jid = {} # jid of muc server for each transport type
 		self.vcard_supported = False
+		self.private_storage_supported = False
 
 	def get_config_values_or_default(self):
 		''' get name, host, port from config, or