diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
index 809d6606b0..a39e4796c7 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
@@ -1184,7 +1184,18 @@ static void parse_domain_tag(sofia_profile_t *profile, switch_xml_t x_domain_tag
 							  dname, profile->name);
 		}
 	}
-	
+
+	/* Backwards Compatibility */
+	if (switch_true(parse)) {
+		switch_xml_t ut, gateways_tag;
+		for (ut = switch_xml_child(x_domain_tag, "user"); ut; ut = ut->next) {
+			if (((gateways_tag = switch_xml_child(ut, "gateways")))) {
+				parse_gateways(profile, gateways_tag);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* New Method with <groups> tags and users are now inside a <users> tag */
 	if (switch_true(parse)) {
 		switch_xml_t gts, gt, uts, ut, gateways_tag;
 		for (gts = switch_xml_child(x_domain_tag, "groups"); gts; gts = gts->next) {