diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/icq/ProtocolProviderServiceIcqImpl.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/icq/ProtocolProviderServiceIcqImpl.java
index 6dcfb4f5c..3dc8b44e2 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/icq/ProtocolProviderServiceIcqImpl.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/icq/ProtocolProviderServiceIcqImpl.java
@@ -213,6 +213,12 @@ public void register(SecurityAuthority authority)
                 }
             }
 
+            // it seems icq servers doesn't accept password with
+            // length more then 8. But allow such registrations
+            // we must trim such passwords to 8 characters
+            if(password.length() > 0)
+                password = password.substring(0, 8);
+
             //init the necessary objects
             session = new DefaultAppSession();
             aimSession = session.openAimSession(