diff --git a/Assistant/WebApp/Configurators/Pairing.hs b/Assistant/WebApp/Configurators/Pairing.hs
index c05c7c2213..a98cf315cf 100644
--- a/Assistant/WebApp/Configurators/Pairing.hs
+++ b/Assistant/WebApp/Configurators/Pairing.hs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ getStartXMPPPairR = ifM (isJust <$> runAnnex Nothing getXMPPCreds)
 		liftAssistant $ sendNetMessage QueryPresence
 		pairPage $
 			$(widgetFile "configurators/pairing/xmpp/prompt")
-	, redirect XMPPForPairingR -- go get XMPP configured, then come back
+	, redirect XMPPR -- go get XMPP configured, then come back
 	)
 #else
 getStartXMPPPairR = noXMPPPairing
diff --git a/Assistant/WebApp/Configurators/XMPP.hs b/Assistant/WebApp/Configurators/XMPP.hs
index 86b8724be7..1226d8365a 100644
--- a/Assistant/WebApp/Configurators/XMPP.hs
+++ b/Assistant/WebApp/Configurators/XMPP.hs
@@ -46,25 +46,9 @@ xmppNeeded = whenM (isNothing <$> runAnnex Nothing getXMPPCreds) $ do
 xmppNeeded = return ()
 #endif
 
+#ifdef WITH_XMPP
 getXMPPR :: Handler RepHtml
-#ifdef WITH_XMPP
-getXMPPR = getXMPPR' ConfigurationR
-#else
-getXMPPR = xmppPage $
-	$(widgetFile "configurators/xmpp/disabled")
-#endif
-
-getXMPPForPairingR :: Handler RepHtml
-#ifdef WITH_XMPP
-getXMPPForPairingR = getXMPPR' StartXMPPPairR
-#else
-getXMPPForPairingR = xmppPage $
-	$(widgetFile "configurators/xmpp/disabled")
-#endif
-
-#ifdef WITH_XMPP
-getXMPPR' :: Route WebApp -> Handler RepHtml
-getXMPPR' redirto = xmppPage $ do
+getXMPPR = xmppPage $ do
 	((result, form), enctype) <- lift $ do
 		oldcreds <- runAnnex Nothing getXMPPCreds
 		runFormGet $ renderBootstrap $ xmppAForm $
@@ -78,7 +62,10 @@ getXMPPR' redirto = xmppPage $ do
 	storecreds creds = do
 		void $ runAnnex undefined $ setXMPPCreds creds
 		liftAssistant notifyNetMessagerRestart
-		redirect redirto
+		redirect StartXMPPPairR
+#else
+getXMPPR = xmppPage $
+	$(widgetFile "configurators/xmpp/disabled")
 #endif
 
 {- Called by client to get a list of buddies.
diff --git a/Assistant/WebApp/routes b/Assistant/WebApp/routes
index 6a393f5dea..e258966971 100644
--- a/Assistant/WebApp/routes
+++ b/Assistant/WebApp/routes
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 /config/repository RepositoriesR GET
 /config/preferences PreferencesR GET
 /config/xmpp XMPPR GET
-/config/xmpp/for/pairing XMPPForPairingR GET
 
 /config/repository/new/first FirstRepositoryR GET
 /config/repository/new NewRepositoryR GET
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 791f59ebdb..348aa7bc1f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ git-annex (4.20130228) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * assistant: Fix bug in direct mode that could occur when a symlink is
     moved out of an archive directory, and resulted in the file not being
     set to direct mode when it was transferred.
+  * webapp: Proceed automatically on from "Configure jabber account"
+    to pairing.
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:20:40 -0400