diff --git a/sleekxmpp/componentxmpp.py b/sleekxmpp/componentxmpp.py
index 8c380ddc..f9e7da4d 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/componentxmpp.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/componentxmpp.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class ComponentXMPP(BaseXMPP):
 
         handshake = ET.Element('{jabber:component:accept}handshake')
         handshake.text = hashlib.sha1(pre_hash).hexdigest().lower()
-        self.send_xml(handshake)
+        self.send_xml(handshake, now=True)
 
     def _handle_handshake(self, xml):
         """