diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 11ca3b8..33bd21c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module git.openprivacy.ca/cwtch.im/libcwtch-go
 go 1.17
 
 require (
-	cwtch.im/cwtch v0.18.8
+	cwtch.im/cwtch v0.18.9
 	git.openprivacy.ca/cwtch.im/server v1.4.5
 	git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/connectivity v1.8.6
 	git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/log v1.0.3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1068809..58580ce 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ cwtch.im/cwtch v0.18.7 h1:ysE1kjy4oTF+VaQrkNdwdEs6rklWGOe9Dp8rlu9VDKI=
 cwtch.im/cwtch v0.18.7/go.mod h1:h8S7EgEM+8pE1k+XLB5jAFdIPlOzwoXEY0GH5mQye5A=
 cwtch.im/cwtch v0.18.8 h1:D5mmsBkmHhE7jhRodZG2DtdaxmfvdvLG0W7CAPBf7eo=
 cwtch.im/cwtch v0.18.8/go.mod h1:h8S7EgEM+8pE1k+XLB5jAFdIPlOzwoXEY0GH5mQye5A=
+cwtch.im/cwtch v0.18.9 h1:Z00Z2meRY46y7JpUzu5ckr3md7g9yvkv27I72SINHTk=
+cwtch.im/cwtch v0.18.9/go.mod h1:h8S7EgEM+8pE1k+XLB5jAFdIPlOzwoXEY0GH5mQye5A=
 filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.0.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:N1IkdkCkiLB6tki+MYJoSx2JTY9NUlxZE7eHn5EwJns=
 filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.0.0 h1:0wAIcmJUqRdI8IJ/3eGi5/HwXZWPujYXXlkrQogz0Ek=
 filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.0.0/go.mod h1:N1IkdkCkiLB6tki+MYJoSx2JTY9NUlxZE7eHn5EwJns=
diff --git a/lib.go b/lib.go
index 5911262..183c3b7 100644
--- a/lib.go
+++ b/lib.go
@@ -543,16 +543,24 @@ func DeactivatePeerEngine(profile string) {
 }
 
 //export c_CreateProfile
-func c_CreateProfile(nick_ptr *C.char, nick_len C.int, pass_ptr *C.char, pass_len C.int) {
-	CreateProfile(C.GoStringN(nick_ptr, nick_len), C.GoStringN(pass_ptr, pass_len))
+func c_CreateProfile(nick_ptr *C.char, nick_len C.int, pass_ptr *C.char, pass_len C.int, autostart C.char) {
+	CreateProfile(C.GoStringN(nick_ptr, nick_len), C.GoStringN(pass_ptr, pass_len), autostart == 1)
 }
 
-func CreateProfile(nick, pass string) {
-	if pass == constants.DefactoPasswordForUnencryptedProfiles {
-		application.CreateTaggedPeer(nick, pass, constants.ProfileTypeV1DefaultPassword)
-	} else {
-		application.CreateTaggedPeer(nick, pass, constants.ProfileTypeV1Password)
+func CreateProfile(nick, pass string, autostart bool) {
+	autostartVal := constants2.True
+	if !autostart {
+		autostartVal = constants2.False
 	}
+	tagVal := constants.ProfileTypeV1Password
+	if pass == constants.DefactoPasswordForUnencryptedProfiles {
+		tagVal = constants.ProfileTypeV1DefaultPassword
+	}
+
+	application.CreatePeer(nick, pass, map[attr.ZonedPath]string{
+		attr.ProfileZone.ConstructZonedPath(constants2.Tag):          tagVal,
+		attr.ProfileZone.ConstructZonedPath(constants.PeerAutostart): autostartVal,
+	})
 }
 
 //export c_LoadProfiles