diff --git a/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts b/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts
index 1b9cbaf..27a42b8 100644
--- a/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/messages-recv.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
             }
         }
         if(!!attrs.participant) {
-            stanza.attrs.participant = jidNormalizedUser(attrs.participant)
+            stanza.attrs.participant = attrs.participant
         }
         logger.debug({ recv: attrs, sent: stanza.attrs }, `sent "${tag}" ack`)
         await sendNode(stanza)