diff --git a/src/groupchat_control.py b/src/groupchat_control.py
index e93faa537..a5068f458 100644
--- a/src/groupchat_control.py
+++ b/src/groupchat_control.py
@@ -1614,7 +1614,7 @@ class GroupchatControl(ChatControlBase):
                 gajim.automatic_rooms[self.account][self.room_jid]['invities']:
                     if self.room_jid not in gajim.interface.instances[
                     self.account]['gc_config']:
-                        if obj.role == 'owner':
+                        if obj.affiliation == 'owner':
                             # We need to configure the room if it's a new one.
                             # We cannot know it's a new one. Status 201 is not
                             # sent by all servers.
diff --git a/src/gui_interface.py b/src/gui_interface.py
index 8b53222cd..e47655f05 100644
--- a/src/gui_interface.py
+++ b/src/gui_interface.py
@@ -588,6 +588,10 @@ class Interface:
                     elif f.var == 'public_list':
                         f.value = False
                 obj.conn.send_gc_config(obj.jid, obj.dataform.get_purged())
+                user_list = {}
+                for jid in gajim.automatic_rooms[account][obj.jid]['invities']:
+                    user_list[jid] = {'affiliation': 'member'}
+                obj.conn.send_gc_affiliation_list(obj.jid, user_list)
             else:
                 # use default configuration
                 obj.conn.send_gc_config(obj.jid, obj.form_node)