diff --git a/createroom/README.md b/createroom/README.md
index 07abb28..103da00 100644
--- a/createroom/README.md
+++ b/createroom/README.md
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ Include the JavaScript and CSS files:
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="candyshop/createroom/createroom.css" />
 ```
 
-To enable this Left Tabs plugin, add its `init` method _before_ you `init` Candy:
+To enable the Create Room plugin, add its `init` method _before_ you `init` Candy. You can pass it your chat subdomain as well:
 ```JavaScript
-CandyShop.CreateRoom.init();
+CandyShop.CreateRoom.init({
+  subdomain: 'chat'
+});
 Candy.init('/http-bind', { ...
 ```
diff --git a/createroom/createroom.js b/createroom/createroom.js
index e05f4e3..b4d40c8 100644
--- a/createroom/createroom.js
+++ b/createroom/createroom.js
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 var CandyShop = (function(self) { return self; }(CandyShop || {}));
 
 CandyShop.CreateRoom = (function(self, Candy, $) {
+  self._options = {
+    subdomain: 'conference'
+  }
   /** Object: about
    *
    * Contains:
@@ -20,7 +23,10 @@ CandyShop.CreateRoom = (function(self, Candy, $) {
   /**
    * Initializes the CreateRoom plugin with the default settings.
    */
-  self.init = function(){
+  self.init = function(options){
+    // apply the supplied options to the defaults specified
+    $.extend(true, self._options, options);
+
     $(Candy).on('candy:view.room.after-add', function() {
       self.appendButton();
     });
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@ CandyShop.CreateRoom = (function(self, Candy, $) {
       } else {
         var roomName = $('#create-group-form-name').val().trim();
         // Create a valid roomjid.
-        var roomJid = roomName.replace(/[^A-Z0-9]+/ig, "_").toLowerCase() + '@conference.' +
+        var roomJid = roomName.replace(/[^A-Z0-9]+/ig, "_").toLowerCase() + '@' + self._options.subdomain + '.' +
                        Candy.Core.getConnection().domain;
 
         // Once we've joined the room, send configuration information.