diff --git a/conversejs/custom/plugins/poll/components/poll-form-view.js b/conversejs/custom/plugins/poll/components/poll-form-view.js
index 8d2f4b12..9bbdf9cd 100644
--- a/conversejs/custom/plugins/poll/components/poll-form-view.js
+++ b/conversejs/custom/plugins/poll/components/poll-form-view.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import { XMLNS_POLL } from '../constants.js'
 import { tplPollForm } from '../templates/poll-form.js'
 import { CustomElement } from 'shared/components/element.js'
-import { converse, api } from '@converse/headless'
+import { converse, api, parsers } from '@converse/headless'
 import { webForm2xForm } from '@converse/headless/utils/form'
 import { __ } from 'i18n'
 import '../styles/poll-form.scss'
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ export default class MUCPollFormView extends CustomElement {
     return {
       model: { type: Object, attribute: true },
       modal: { type: Object, attribute: true },
-      form_fields: { type: Object, attribute: false },
       alert_message: { type: Object, attribute: false },
       title: { type: String, attribute: false },
       instructions: { type: String, attribute: false }
@@ -27,6 +26,8 @@ export default class MUCPollFormView extends CustomElement {
 
   _fieldTranslationMap = new Map()
 
+  xform = undefined
+
   async initialize () {
     this.alert_message = undefined
     if (!this.model) {
@@ -36,20 +37,18 @@ export default class MUCPollFormView extends CustomElement {
     try {
       this._initFieldTranslations()
       const stanza = await this._fetchPollForm()
-      const query = stanza.querySelector('query')
-      const xform = sizzle(`x[xmlns="${Strophe.NS.XFORM}"]`, query)[0]
+      const xform = parsers.parseXForm(stanza)
       if (!xform) {
         throw Error('Missing xform in stanza')
       }
 
+      xform.fields?.map(f => this._translateField(f))
+      this.xform = xform
+
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
       this.title = __(LOC_poll_title) // xform.querySelector('title')?.textContent ?? ''
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
       this.instructions = __(LOC_poll_instructions) // xform.querySelector('instructions')?.textContent ?? ''
-      this.form_fields = Array.from(xform.querySelectorAll('field')).map(field => {
-        this._translateField(field)
-        return u.xForm2TemplateResult(field, stanza)
-      })
     } catch (err) {
       console.error(err)
       this.alert_message = __('Error')
@@ -86,10 +85,10 @@ export default class MUCPollFormView extends CustomElement {
   }
 
   _translateField (field) {
-    const v = field.getAttribute('var')
+    const v = field.var
     const label = this._fieldTranslationMap.get(v)
     if (label) {
-      field.setAttribute('label', label)
+      field.label = label
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/conversejs/custom/plugins/poll/templates/poll-form.js b/conversejs/custom/plugins/poll/templates/poll-form.js
index 4e831171..2b66983e 100644
--- a/conversejs/custom/plugins/poll/templates/poll-form.js
+++ b/conversejs/custom/plugins/poll/templates/poll-form.js
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 import { converseLocalizedHelpUrl } from '../../../shared/lib/help'
 import { html } from 'lit'
 import { __ } from 'i18n'
+import { converse } from '@converse/headless'
+
+const u = converse.env.utils
+
 export function tplPollForm (el) {
   const i18nOk = __('Ok')
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
@@ -13,10 +17,18 @@ export function tplPollForm (el) {
     page: 'documentation/user/streamers/polls'
   })
 
+  let formFieldTemplates
+  if (el.xform) {
+    const fields = el.xform.fields
+    formFieldTemplates = fields.map(field => {
+      return u.xFormField2TemplateResult(field)
+    })
+  }
+
   return html`
     ${el.alert_message ? html`<div class="error">${el.alert_message}</div>` : ''}
     ${
-      el.form_fields
+      formFieldTemplates
         ? html`
           <form class="converse-form" @submit=${ev => el.formSubmit(ev)}>
             <p class="title">
@@ -30,7 +42,7 @@ export function tplPollForm (el) {
             <p class="form-help instructions">${el.instructions}</p>
             <div class="form-errors hidden"></div>
 
-            ${el.form_fields}
+            ${formFieldTemplates}
 
             <fieldset class="buttons form-group">
               <input type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" value="${i18nOk}" />