diff --git a/frontends/src/jp/base.py b/frontends/src/jp/base.py
index 3a57ab02..5294c3ab 100644
--- a/frontends/src/jp/base.py
+++ b/frontends/src/jp/base.py
@@ -504,14 +504,22 @@ class Jp(object):
                         self.args.node = uri_data[u'node']
                     uri_item = uri_data.get(u'item')
                     if uri_item:
+                        # there is an item in URI
+                        # we use it only if item is not already set
+                        # and item_last is not used either
                         try:
-                            item, item_magic = self.args.item, self.args.item_magic
+                            item = self.args.item
                         except AttributeError:
                             if not self.args.items:
                                 self.args.items = [uri_item]
                         else:
-                            if not item and not item_magic:
-                                self.args.item = uri_item
+                            if not item:
+                                try:
+                                    item_last = self.args.item_last
+                                except AttributeError:
+                                    item_last = False
+                                if not item_last:
+                                    self.args.item = uri_item
                 else:
                     self.parser.error(_(u'XMPP URL is not a pubsub one: {url}').format(url=url))
         flags = self.args._cmd._pubsub_flags