diff --git a/src/pEpmodule.cc b/src/pEpmodule.cc
index 2321c15..c7b11fd 100644
--- a/src/pEpmodule.cc
+++ b/src/pEpmodule.cc
@@ -405,9 +405,8 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(pEp)
     "\n"
     "overwrite this method with an implementation of a handshake dialog")
         .def("deliverHandshakeResult", &UserInterface::deliverHandshakeResult,
-    "deliverHandshakeResult(self, partber, result)\n"
+    "deliverHandshakeResult(self, result)\n"
     "\n"
-    "   partner         identity of communication partner\n"
     "   result          -1: cancel, 0: accepted, 1: rejected\n"
     "\n"
     "call to deliver the handshake result of the handshake dialog")
diff --git a/src/user_interface.cc b/src/user_interface.cc
index 47a9b54..75d30fa 100644
--- a/src/user_interface.cc
+++ b/src/user_interface.cc
@@ -51,11 +51,10 @@ namespace pEp {
             return PEP_STATUS_OK;
         }
 
-        void UserInterface::deliverHandshakeResult(Identity partner,
-                int result)
+        void UserInterface::deliverHandshakeResult(int result)
         {
             PEP_STATUS status = ::deliverHandshakeResult(adapter.session(),
-                    partner, (sync_handshake_result) result);
+                    (sync_handshake_result) result);
             _throw_status(status);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/user_interface.hh b/src/user_interface.hh
index 73df428..260d855 100644
--- a/src/user_interface.hh
+++ b/src/user_interface.hh
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ namespace pEp {
                     throw runtime_error("override this method");
                 }
 
-                virtual void deliverHandshakeResult(
-                    pEp::PythonAdapter::Identity partner, int result);
+                virtual void deliverHandshakeResult(int result);
 
                 PEP_rating get_key_rating_for_user(string user_id, string fpr);
 
diff --git a/test/sync_handshake.py b/test/sync_handshake.py
index f28a9f5..b1f8e2b 100644
--- a/test/sync_handshake.py
+++ b/test/sync_handshake.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ device_name = ""
 output = print
 
 DONT_TRIGGER_SYNC = 0x200
+SYNC_HANDSHAKE_ACCEPTED = 0
 
 
 def print_msg(p):
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ class UserInterface(pEp.UserInterface):
         output("on " + device_name + " signal " + str(signal) + " for identities " + str(me.fpr) + " " +
                 str(partner.fpr))
 
+        self.deliverHandshakeResult(SYNC_HANDSHAKE_ACCEPTED)
+
 
 def run(name, color=None):
     global device_name