diff --git a/prosody-plugins/mod_politictalk_roles.lua b/prosody-plugins/mod_politictalk_roles.lua
index 7114bde..6aeb942 100644
--- a/prosody-plugins/mod_politictalk_roles.lua
+++ b/prosody-plugins/mod_politictalk_roles.lua
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ module:hook("muc-occupant-pre-join", function(event)
         ensure_room_data(room);
         local participant_limit = get_participant_limit(session);
         local active_participant_count = table_count(room._data.politictalk_participant_jids);
-        local active_room_occupancy_count = get_occupant_count(room);
+        local active_room_occupancy_count = active_participant_count + get_active_host_count(room);
         if
             participant_limit
             and active_room_occupancy_count >= participant_limit