diff --git a/src/jcl/jabber/component.py b/src/jcl/jabber/component.py
index baf7b7e..88a7f06 100644
--- a/src/jcl/jabber/component.py
+++ b/src/jcl/jabber/component.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from Queue import Queue
 from sqlobject.sqlbuilder import AND
 from sqlobject.dbconnection import connectionForURI
 
+import pyxmpp.error as error
 from pyxmpp.jid import JID
 from pyxmpp.jabberd.component import Component
 from pyxmpp.jabber.disco import DiscoInfo, DiscoItems, DiscoItem
@@ -359,10 +360,14 @@ class JCLComponent(Component, object):
         x_data.from_xml(query.children)
 
         name = x_data.get_field_value("name")
-        if name is None:
-            info_query = info_query.make_error_response(\
-                "not-acceptable")
-            self.stream.send(info_query)
+        self.__logger.debug("Account name received = " + str(name))
+        if name is None or name == "":
+            iq_error = info_query.make_error_response("not-acceptable")
+            text = iq_error.get_error().xmlnode.newTextChild(None, \
+                "text", \
+                lang_class.mandatory_field % ("name"))
+            text.setNs(text.newNs(error.STANZA_ERROR_NS, None))
+            self.stream.send(iq_error)
             return            
         self.db_connect()
         accounts = self.account_class.select(\
@@ -382,6 +387,7 @@ class JCLComponent(Component, object):
             _account = self.account_class(user_jid = base_from_jid, \
                                           name = name, \
                                           jid = name + u"@"+unicode(self.jid))
+        field = None
         try:
             for (field, field_type, field_post_func, field_default_func) in \
                     self.account_class.get_register_fields():
@@ -391,8 +397,12 @@ class JCLComponent(Component, object):
                                                field_default_func))
         except FieldError, exception:
             _account.destroySelf()
-            info_query = info_query.make_error_response("not-acceptable")
-            self.stream.send(info_query)
+            iq_error = info_query.make_error_response("not-acceptable")
+            text = iq_error.get_error().xmlnode.newTextChild(None, \
+                "text", \
+                lang_class.mandatory_field % (field))
+            text.setNs(text.newNs(error.STANZA_ERROR_NS, None))
+            self.stream.send(iq_error)
             self.db_disconnect()
             return
         info_query = info_query.make_result_response()
diff --git a/src/jcl/lang.py b/src/jcl/lang.py
index f304ac9..2346e64 100644
--- a/src/jcl/lang.py
+++ b/src/jcl/lang.py
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ class Lang:
                             "for account %s\n"
         new_account_message_subject = u"New account '%s' created"
         new_account_message_body = u"New account created"
-
+        mandatory_field = u"%s is required"
+        
 #         account_login = u"Login"
 #         account_password = u"Password"
 #         account_password_store = u"Store password on Jabber server?"
diff --git a/tests/jcl/jabber/test_component.py b/tests/jcl/jabber/test_component.py
index e426901..23689bb 100644
--- a/tests/jcl/jabber/test_component.py
+++ b/tests/jcl/jabber/test_component.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import os
 from sqlobject import *
 from sqlobject.dbconnection import TheURIOpener
 
+import pyxmpp.error as error
 from pyxmpp.iq import Iq
 from pyxmpp.stanza import Stanza
 from pyxmpp.presence import Presence
@@ -776,8 +777,11 @@ class JCLComponent_TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(len(stanza_sent), 1)
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(stanza_sent[0], Iq))
         self.assertEquals(stanza_sent[0].get_node().prop("type"), "error")
-        error = stanza_sent[0].get_error()
-        self.assertEquals(error.get_condition().name, "not-acceptable")
+        stanza_error = stanza_sent[0].get_error()
+        self.assertEquals(stanza_error.get_condition().name, \
+                          "not-acceptable")
+        self.assertEquals(stanza_error.get_text(), \
+                          Lang.en.mandatory_field % ("name"))
 
     def test_handle_set_register_new_field_mandatory(self):
         self.comp.account_class = AccountExample
@@ -807,8 +811,11 @@ class JCLComponent_TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(len(stanza_sent), 1)
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(stanza_sent[0], Iq))
         self.assertEquals(stanza_sent[0].get_node().prop("type"), "error")
-        error = stanza_sent[0].get_error()
-        self.assertEquals(error.get_condition().name, "not-acceptable")
+        stanza_error = stanza_sent[0].get_error()
+        self.assertEquals(stanza_error.get_condition().name, \
+                          "not-acceptable")
+        self.assertEquals(stanza_error.get_text(), \
+                          Lang.en.mandatory_field % ("login"))
 
     def test_handle_set_register_update_complex(self):
         self.comp.account_class = AccountExample