diff --git a/contrib/vertobot/bot.pl b/contrib/vertobot/bot.pl
index 828fc48786..0430a38aa8 100755
--- a/contrib/vertobot/bot.pl
+++ b/contrib/vertobot/bot.pl
@@ -175,13 +175,12 @@ sub on_room_message
 my $verto_connecting = $loop->new_future;
 $bot_verto->connect(
     %{ $CONFIG{"verto-bot"} },
-    on_connected => sub {
-        warn("[Verto] connected to websocket");
-        $verto_connecting->done($bot_verto) if not $verto_connecting->is_done;
-    },
     on_connect_error => sub { die "Cannot connect to verto - $_[-1]" },
     on_resolve_error => sub { die "Cannot resolve to verto - $_[-1]" },        
-);
+)->then( sub { 
+    warn("[Verto] connected to websocket");
+    $verto_connecting->done($bot_verto) if not $verto_connecting->is_done;
+});
 
 Future->needs_all(
     $bot_matrix->login( %{ $CONFIG{"matrix-bot"} } )->then( sub {
diff --git a/contrib/vertobot/bridge.pl b/contrib/vertobot/bridge.pl
index e1a07f6659..a551850f40 100755
--- a/contrib/vertobot/bridge.pl
+++ b/contrib/vertobot/bridge.pl
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ sub create_virtual_user
     "user": "$localpart"
 }
 EOT
-    )->get;    
+    )->get;
     warn $response->as_string if ($response->code != 200);
 }
     
@@ -266,17 +266,21 @@ my $as_url = $CONFIG{"matrix-bot"}->{as_url};
 
 Future->needs_all(
     $http->do_request(
-        method => "POST",
-        uri => URI->new( $CONFIG{"matrix"}->{server}."/_matrix/appservice/v1/register" ),
-        content_type => "application/json",
-        content => <<EOT
+            method => "POST",
+            uri => URI->new( $CONFIG{"matrix"}->{server}."/_matrix/appservice/v1/register" ),
+            content_type => "application/json",
+            content => <<EOT
 {
     "as_token": "$as_token",
     "url": "$as_url",
-    "namespaces": { "users": ["\@\\\\+.*"] }
+    "namespaces": { "users": [ { "regex": "\@\\\\+.*", "exclusive": false } ] }
 }
 EOT
-    ),
+    )->then( sub{
+        my ($response) = (@_);
+        warn $response->as_string if ($response->code != 200);
+        return Future->done;
+    }),
     $verto_connecting,
 )->get;