diff --git a/profile2.module b/profile2.module
index badcfa9..5fffc9a 100644
--- a/profile2.module
+++ b/profile2.module
@@ -416,13 +416,24 @@ function profile2_attach_form(&$form, &$form_state) {
     }
   }
   $form['#validate'][] = 'profile2_form_validate_handler';
-  $form['#submit'][] = 'profile2_form_submit_handler';
 
-  // Insert another submit callback just before the 'user_register_submit' execution.
+  // Search for key of user_register_submit() callback.
   $submit_key = array_search('user_register_submit', $form['#submit']);
   if ($submit_key !== FALSE) {
+
+    // Insert submit handler right after the registration submit, so
+    // the user profile will be created as early as it is possible.
+    array_splice($form['#submit'], $submit_key + 1, 0, array('profile2_form_submit_handler'));
+
+    // Insert another submit callback right before the 
+    // user_register_submit() callback is executed.
     array_splice($form['#submit'], $submit_key, 0, array('profile2_form_prepare_submit_handler'));
   }
+  else {
+    // Fallback if some contrib removed user_register_submit()
+    // callback from form submit functions.
+    $form['#submit'][] = 'profile2_form_submit_handler';
+  }
 }
 
 /**