diff --git a/linphone-app/assets/linphonerc-factory b/linphone-app/assets/linphonerc-factory
index 9289dbc06..7b3b4e8e5 100644
--- a/linphone-app/assets/linphonerc-factory
+++ b/linphone-app/assets/linphonerc-factory
@@ -20,4 +20,8 @@ update_presence_model_timestamp_before_publish_expires_refresh=1
 max_conference_size=vga
 
 [ui]
-use_qrcode=0
\ No newline at end of file
+
+use_qrcode=0
+
+[account_creator]
+backend=1
diff --git a/linphone-app/src/components/calls/CallsListModel.cpp b/linphone-app/src/components/calls/CallsListModel.cpp
index 47830ac14..05bb92250 100644
--- a/linphone-app/src/components/calls/CallsListModel.cpp
+++ b/linphone-app/src/components/calls/CallsListModel.cpp
@@ -262,13 +262,20 @@ bool CallsListModel::createSecureChat (const QString& subject, const QString &pa
 	std::shared_ptr<const linphone::Address> localAddress;
 	participants.push_back(address);
 	params->enableEncryption(true);
-	
 	params->setSubject(Utils::appStringToCoreString(subject));
 	params->enableEncryption(true);
 	params->enableGroup(true);
 	
 	qInfo() << "Create secure ChatRoom: " << subject << ", from " << QString::fromStdString(localAddress->asString()) << " and with " <<participantAddress;;
 	std::shared_ptr<linphone::ChatRoom> chatRoom = core->createChatRoom(params, localAddress, participants);
+
+	if(chatRoom) {
+		int ephemeralTime = CoreManager::getInstance()->getSettingsModel()->getCreateEphemeralChatRooms();
+		if( ephemeralTime>0){
+			chatRoom->setEphemeralLifetime(ephemeralTime);
+			chatRoom->enableEphemeral(true);
+		}
+	}
 // Still needed?
 //	if( chatRoom != nullptr){
 //		auto timelineList = CoreManager::getInstance()->getTimelineListModel();
@@ -366,6 +373,13 @@ QVariantMap CallsListModel::createChatRoom(const QString& subject, const int& se
 	}
 	if( !chatRoom)
 		qWarning() << "Chat room cannot be created";
+	else if(securityLevel > 0) {
+		int ephemeralTime = CoreManager::getInstance()->getSettingsModel()->getCreateEphemeralChatRooms();
+		if( ephemeralTime>0){
+			chatRoom->setEphemeralLifetime(ephemeralTime);
+			chatRoom->enableEphemeral(true);
+		}
+	}
 	result["created"] = (chatRoom != nullptr);
 	
 	return result;