diff --git a/plugins/omemo/src/protocol/stream_module.vala b/plugins/omemo/src/protocol/stream_module.vala
index fdfca30c..21476bd8 100644
--- a/plugins/omemo/src/protocol/stream_module.vala
+++ b/plugins/omemo/src/protocol/stream_module.vala
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class StreamModule : XmppStreamModule {
             if (!am_on_devicelist) {
                 debug("Not on device list, adding id");
                 node.put_node(new StanzaNode.build("device", NS_URI).put_attribute("id", store.local_registration_id.to_string()));
-                stream.get_module(Pubsub.Module.IDENTITY).publish.begin(stream, jid, NODE_DEVICELIST, id, node, Xmpp.Xep.Pubsub.ACCESS_MODEL_OPEN);
+                stream.get_module(Pubsub.Module.IDENTITY).publish.begin(stream, jid, NODE_DEVICELIST, id, node);
             }
             publish_bundles_if_needed(stream, jid);
         }
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public class StreamModule : XmppStreamModule {
             }
 
             if (changed) {
-                publish_bundles(stream, (!)signed_pre_key_record, identity_key_pair, pre_key_records, (int32) store.local_registration_id);
+                publish_bundles.begin(stream, (!)signed_pre_key_record, identity_key_pair, pre_key_records, (int32) store.local_registration_id);
             }
         } catch (Error e) {
             warning(@"Unexpected error while publishing bundle: $(e.message)\n");
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public class StreamModule : XmppStreamModule {
         stream.get_module(IDENTITY).active_bundle_requests.remove(jid.bare_jid.to_string() + @":$(store.local_registration_id)");
     }
 
-    public static void publish_bundles(XmppStream stream, SignedPreKeyRecord signed_pre_key_record, IdentityKeyPair identity_key_pair, Set<PreKeyRecord> pre_key_records, int32 device_id) throws Error {
+    public async void publish_bundles(XmppStream stream, SignedPreKeyRecord signed_pre_key_record, IdentityKeyPair identity_key_pair, Set<PreKeyRecord> pre_key_records, int32 device_id) throws Error {
         ECKeyPair tmp;
         StanzaNode bundle = new StanzaNode.build("bundle", NS_URI)
                 .add_self_xmlns()
@@ -281,7 +281,22 @@ public class StreamModule : XmppStreamModule {
         }
         bundle.put_node(prekeys);
 
-        stream.get_module(Pubsub.Module.IDENTITY).publish.begin(stream, null, @"$NODE_BUNDLES:$device_id", "1", bundle, Xmpp.Xep.Pubsub.ACCESS_MODEL_OPEN);
+        yield stream.get_module(Pubsub.Module.IDENTITY).publish(stream, null, @"$NODE_BUNDLES:$device_id", "1", bundle);
+        yield try_make_bundle_public(stream, device_id);
+
+    }
+
+    private async void try_make_bundle_public(XmppStream stream, int32 device_id) {
+        DataForms.DataForm? data_form = yield stream.get_module(Pubsub.Module.IDENTITY).request_node_config(stream, null, @"$NODE_BUNDLES:$device_id");
+        if (data_form == null) return;
+
+        foreach (DataForms.DataForm.Field field in data_form.fields) {
+            if (field.var == "pubsub#access_model" && field.get_value_string() != Pubsub.ACCESS_MODEL_OPEN) {
+                field.set_value_string(Pubsub.ACCESS_MODEL_OPEN);
+                yield stream.get_module(Pubsub.Module.IDENTITY).submit_node_config(stream, data_form, @"$NODE_BUNDLES:$device_id");
+                break;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     public override string get_ns() {
diff --git a/xmpp-vala/src/module/iq/module.vala b/xmpp-vala/src/module/iq/module.vala
index f5cb6acf..51a5f359 100644
--- a/xmpp-vala/src/module/iq/module.vala
+++ b/xmpp-vala/src/module/iq/module.vala
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ namespace Xmpp.Iq {
         private HashMap<string, ResponseListener> responseListeners = new HashMap<string, ResponseListener>();
         private HashMap<string, ArrayList<Handler>> namespaceRegistrants = new HashMap<string, ArrayList<Handler>>();
 
+        public async Iq.Stanza send_iq_async(XmppStream stream, Iq.Stanza iq) {
+            Iq.Stanza? return_stanza = null;
+            send_iq(stream, iq, (_, result_iq) => {
+                return_stanza = result_iq;
+                Idle.add(send_iq_async.callback);
+            });
+            yield;
+            return return_stanza;
+        }
+
         public delegate void OnResult(XmppStream stream, Iq.Stanza iq);
         public void send_iq(XmppStream stream, Iq.Stanza iq, owned OnResult? listener = null) {
             stream.write(iq.stanza);
diff --git a/xmpp-vala/src/module/xep/0004_data_forms.vala b/xmpp-vala/src/module/xep/0004_data_forms.vala
index 1c04d81e..52275bc5 100644
--- a/xmpp-vala/src/module/xep/0004_data_forms.vala
+++ b/xmpp-vala/src/module/xep/0004_data_forms.vala
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class DataForm {
             return values.size > 0 ? values[0] : "";
         }
 
-        internal void set_value_string(string val) {
+        public void set_value_string(string val) {
             StanzaNode? value_node = node.get_subnode("value", NS_URI);
             if (value_node == null) {
                 value_node = new StanzaNode.build("value", NS_URI);
diff --git a/xmpp-vala/src/module/xep/0060_pubsub.vala b/xmpp-vala/src/module/xep/0060_pubsub.vala
index 9493c5f9..21daca82 100644
--- a/xmpp-vala/src/module/xep/0060_pubsub.vala
+++ b/xmpp-vala/src/module/xep/0060_pubsub.vala
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace Xmpp.Xep.Pubsub {
             });
         }
 
-        public async bool publish(XmppStream stream, Jid? jid, string node_id, string? item_id, StanzaNode content, string? access_model=null, int? max_items = null) {
+        public async bool publish(XmppStream stream, Jid? jid, string node_id, string? item_id, StanzaNode content, string? access_model=null) {
             StanzaNode pubsub_node = new StanzaNode.build("pubsub", NS_URI).add_self_xmlns();
             StanzaNode publish_node = new StanzaNode.build("publish", NS_URI).put_attribute("node", node_id);
             pubsub_node.put_node(publish_node);
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace Xmpp.Xep.Pubsub {
             items_node.put_node(content);
             publish_node.put_node(items_node);
 
-            if (access_model != null || max_items != null) {
+            if (access_model != null) {
                 StanzaNode publish_options_node = new StanzaNode.build("publish-options", NS_URI);
                 pubsub_node.put_node(publish_options_node);
 
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@ namespace Xmpp.Xep.Pubsub {
                     field.set_value_string(access_model);
                     data_form.add_field(field);
                 }
-                if (max_items != null) {
-                    DataForms.DataForm.Field field = new DataForms.DataForm.Field() { var="pubsub#max_items" };
-                    field.set_value_string(max_items.to_string());
-                    data_form.add_field(field);
-                }
                 publish_options_node.put_node(data_form.get_submit_node());
             }
 
@@ -126,6 +121,31 @@ namespace Xmpp.Xep.Pubsub {
             stream.get_module(Iq.Module.IDENTITY).send_iq(stream, iq, null);
         }
 
+        public async DataForms.DataForm? request_node_config(XmppStream stream, Jid? jid, string node_id) {
+            StanzaNode pubsub_node = new StanzaNode.build("pubsub", NS_URI_OWNER).add_self_xmlns();
+            StanzaNode publish_node = new StanzaNode.build("configure", NS_URI_OWNER).put_attribute("node", node_id);
+            pubsub_node.put_node(publish_node);
+
+            Iq.Stanza iq = new Iq.Stanza.get(pubsub_node);
+            Iq.Stanza result_iq = yield stream.get_module(Iq.Module.IDENTITY).send_iq_async(stream, iq);
+            StanzaNode? data_form_node = result_iq.stanza.get_deep_subnode(Pubsub.NS_URI_OWNER + ":pubsub", Pubsub.NS_URI_OWNER + ":configure", "jabber:x:data:x");
+            if (data_form_node == null) return null;
+            return DataForms.DataForm.create_from_node(stream, data_form_node, () => {});
+        }
+
+        public async void submit_node_config(XmppStream stream, DataForms.DataForm data_form, string node_id) {
+            StanzaNode submit_node = data_form.get_submit_node();
+
+            StanzaNode pubsub_node = new StanzaNode.build("pubsub", Pubsub.NS_URI_OWNER).add_self_xmlns();
+            StanzaNode publish_node = new StanzaNode.build("configure", Pubsub.NS_URI_OWNER).put_attribute("node", node_id);
+            pubsub_node.put_node(publish_node);
+            publish_node.put_node(submit_node);
+
+
+            Iq.Stanza iq = new Iq.Stanza.set(pubsub_node);
+            yield stream.get_module(Iq.Module.IDENTITY).send_iq_async(stream, iq);
+        }
+
         public override void attach(XmppStream stream) {
             stream.get_module(MessageModule.IDENTITY).received_message.connect(on_received_message);
         }
diff --git a/xmpp-vala/src/module/xep/0402_bookmarks2.vala b/xmpp-vala/src/module/xep/0402_bookmarks2.vala
index 8394580f..15386398 100644
--- a/xmpp-vala/src/module/xep/0402_bookmarks2.vala
+++ b/xmpp-vala/src/module/xep/0402_bookmarks2.vala
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class Module : BookmarksProvider, XmppStreamModule {
         if (conference.nick != null) {
             conference_node.put_node((new StanzaNode.build("nick", NS_URI)).put_node(new StanzaNode.text(conference.nick)));
         }
-        yield stream.get_module(Pubsub.Module.IDENTITY).publish(stream, stream.get_flag(Bind.Flag.IDENTITY).my_jid.bare_jid, NS_URI, conference.jid.to_string(), conference_node, Xmpp.Xep.Pubsub.ACCESS_MODEL_WHITELIST, 128);
+        yield stream.get_module(Pubsub.Module.IDENTITY).publish(stream, stream.get_flag(Bind.Flag.IDENTITY).my_jid.bare_jid, NS_URI, conference.jid.to_string(), conference_node, Xmpp.Xep.Pubsub.ACCESS_MODEL_WHITELIST);
     }
 
     public async void replace_conference(XmppStream stream, Conference orig_conference, Conference modified_conference) {