diff --git a/JitsiConference.js b/JitsiConference.js
index b85b860f..6ce3a527 100644
--- a/JitsiConference.js
+++ b/JitsiConference.js
@@ -1518,8 +1518,9 @@ JitsiConference.prototype.muteParticipant = function(id) {
 JitsiConference.prototype.onMemberJoined = function(
         jid, nick, role, isHidden, statsID, status, identity, botType) {
     const id = Strophe.getResourceFromJid(jid);
+    const focusid = this.options.config.focusUserJid ? Strophe.getNodeFromJid(this.options.config.focusUserJid) : 'focus';
 
-    if (id === 'focus' || this.myUserId() === id) {
+    if (id === focusid || this.myUserId() === id) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1599,8 +1600,9 @@ JitsiConference.prototype._onMemberBotTypeChanged = function(jid, botType) {
 
 JitsiConference.prototype.onMemberLeft = function(jid) {
     const id = Strophe.getResourceFromJid(jid);
+    const focusid = this.options.config.focusUserJid ? Strophe.getNodeFromJid(this.options.config.focusUserJid) : 'focus';
 
-    if (id === 'focus' || this.myUserId() === id) {
+    if (id === focusid || this.myUserId() === id) {
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/recording/recordingXMLUtils.js b/modules/recording/recordingXMLUtils.js
index bdb8251f..476af004 100644
--- a/modules/recording/recordingXMLUtils.js
+++ b/modules/recording/recordingXMLUtils.js
@@ -89,6 +89,6 @@ export default {
      * @returns {boolean} True if the presence is from the focus.
      */
     isFromFocus(presence) {
-        return presence.getAttribute('from').includes('focus');
+        return presence.getAttribute('from').includes(config.focusUserJid || 'focus');
     }
 };
diff --git a/modules/xmpp/moderator.js b/modules/xmpp/moderator.js
index 5a41e31c..5174ad61 100644
--- a/modules/xmpp/moderator.js
+++ b/modules/xmpp/moderator.js
@@ -107,8 +107,9 @@ Moderator.prototype.isSipGatewayEnabled = function() {
 Moderator.prototype.onMucMemberLeft = function(jid) {
     logger.info(`Someone left is it focus ? ${jid}`);
     const resource = Strophe.getResourceFromJid(jid);
+    const focus = Strophe.getNodeFromJid(this.getFocusUserJid());
 
-    if (resource === 'focus') {
+    if (resource === focus) {
         logger.info(
             'Focus has left the room - leaving conference');
         this.eventEmitter.emit(XMPPEvents.FOCUS_LEFT);
diff --git a/modules/xmpp/strophe.jingle.js b/modules/xmpp/strophe.jingle.js
index 0d0cd98d..4b132e05 100644
--- a/modules/xmpp/strophe.jingle.js
+++ b/modules/xmpp/strophe.jingle.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export default class JingleConnectionPlugin extends ConnectionPlugin {
     constructor(xmpp, eventEmitter, iceConfig) {
         super();
         this.xmpp = xmpp;
+        this.focus = config.focusUserJid ? Strophe.getNodeFromJid(config.focusUserJid) : 'focus';
         this.eventEmitter = eventEmitter;
         this.sessions = {};
         this.jvbIceConfig = iceConfig.jvb;
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ export default class JingleConnectionPlugin extends ConnectionPlugin {
         // FIXME that should work most of the time, but we'd have to
         // think how secure it is to assume that user with "focus"
         // nickname is Jicofo.
-        const isP2P = Strophe.getResourceFromJid(fromJid) !== 'focus';
+        const isP2P = Strophe.getResourceFromJid(fromJid) !== this.focus;
 
         // see http://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0166.html#concepts-session