diff --git a/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0045.py b/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0045.py
index 82737421..d530a0ab 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0045.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/plugins/xep_0045.py
@@ -146,7 +146,14 @@ class xep_0045(base.base_plugin):
 		""" Handle a message event in a muc.
 		"""
 		self.xmpp.event('groupchat_message', msg)
-	
+		       
+		def jidInRoom(self, room, jid):
+			for nick in self.rooms[room]:
+				entry = self.rooms[room][nick]
+				if entry is not None and entry['jid'].full == jid:
+					return True
+			return False
+
 	def getRoomForm(self, room, ifrom=None):
 		iq = self.xmpp.makeIqGet()
 		iq['to'] = room
diff --git a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
index 594583a8..6898aac9 100644
--- a/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
+++ b/sleekxmpp/xmlstream/xmlstream.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class XMLStream(object):
 	def __readXML(self):
 		"Parses the incoming stream, adding to xmlin queue as it goes"
 		#build cElementTree object from expat was we go
-		#self.filesocket = self.socket.makefile('rb', 0)
+		self.filesocket = self.socket.makefile('rb', 0)
 		#print self.filesocket.read(1024) #self.filesocket._sock.recv(1024)
 		edepth = 0
 		root = None