diff --git a/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0078.py b/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0078.py
index 24afc87..8cce0eb 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0078.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0078.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class xep_0078(base.base_plugin):
 	def plugin_init(self):
 		self.description = "Non-SASL Authentication (broken)"
 		self.xep = "0078"
-		self.xmpp.add_start_handler(self.check_stream)
+		self.xmpp.add_event_handler("session_start", self.check_stream)
 		#disabling until I fix conflict with PLAIN
 		#self.xmpp.registerFeature("<auth xmlns='http://jabber.org/features/iq-auth'/>", self.auth)
 		self.streamid = ''