Index: lams_tool_chat/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/chat/service/ChatService.java
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diff -u -rc4dfe712e2f4adc4d448e5653df6430eb2949002 -r67552f37eb7b21ad6be4ef51ef0d3cc2999d7c1a
--- lams_tool_chat/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/chat/service/ChatService.java	(.../ChatService.java)	(revision c4dfe712e2f4adc4d448e5653df6430eb2949002)
+++ lams_tool_chat/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/chat/service/ChatService.java	(.../ChatService.java)	(revision 67552f37eb7b21ad6be4ef51ef0d3cc2999d7c1a)
@@ -542,7 +542,6 @@
 	String jabberId = XMPPUtil.createId(user);
 	if (jabberId == null) {
 	    ChatService.logger.error("Unable to create jabber id for user: " + user.getUserID());
-	    throw new RuntimeException();
 	}
 	chatUser.setJabberId(jabberId);
 	chatUser.setJabberNickname(createJabberNickname(chatUser));
Index: lams_tool_chat/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/chat/web/actions/LearningAction.java
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diff -u -rea902e25fa390b0cf4a686c9e16d6551e66ee01f -r67552f37eb7b21ad6be4ef51ef0d3cc2999d7c1a
--- lams_tool_chat/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/chat/web/actions/LearningAction.java	(.../LearningAction.java)	(revision ea902e25fa390b0cf4a686c9e16d6551e66ee01f)
+++ lams_tool_chat/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/chat/web/actions/LearningAction.java	(.../LearningAction.java)	(revision 67552f37eb7b21ad6be4ef51ef0d3cc2999d7c1a)
@@ -106,14 +106,14 @@
 
 	request.setAttribute("MODE", mode.toString());
 
-	// Create the room if it doesnt exist
+	// Create the room if it doesn't exist
 	log.debug(chatSession.isRoomCreated());
 	if (!chatSession.isRoomCreated()) {
 	    if (XMPPUtil.createMultiUserChat(chatSession.getJabberRoom())) {
-		chatSession.setRoomCreated(true);
+	    	chatSession.setRoomCreated(true);
 	    } else {
-		log.error("Unable to create chat room " + chatSession.getJabberRoom());
-		throw new RuntimeException();
+		chatSession.setRoomCreated(false);
+	    	log.error("Unable to create chat room " + chatSession.getJabberRoom());
 	    }
 
 	    chatService.saveOrUpdateChatSession(chatSession);