diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
index be32263814..e3b99cb524 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
@@ -3069,7 +3069,6 @@ processChatCommand cxt nm = \case
     pure $ CRGroupLinkDeleted user gInfo
   APIGetGroupLink groupId -> withUser $ \user -> do
     gInfo <- withFastStore $ \db -> getGroupInfo db cxt user groupId
-    assertUserGroupRole gInfo GRAdmin
     gLnk <- withFastStore $ \db -> getGroupLink db user gInfo
     pure $ CRGroupLink user gInfo gLnk
   APIAddGroupShortLink groupId -> withUser $ \user -> do
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs
index 4698ee9597..51dc49c423 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs
@@ -1594,13 +1594,10 @@ processAgentMessageConn cxt user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage =
           case gLinkInfo_ of
             Just GroupLinkInfo {groupId, memberRole = gLinkMemRole} -> do
               gInfo <- withStore $ \db -> getGroupInfo db cxt user groupId
-              if memberRole' (membership gInfo) < GRAdmin
-                then messageWarning $ "memberJoinRequestViaRelay (group " <> groupName' gInfo <> "): ignored join request because host is no longer admin"
-                else do
-                  mem <- acceptGroupJoinRequestAsync user uclId gInfo invId chatVRange p Nothing (Just joiningMemberId) Nothing GAAccepted gLinkMemRole Nothing (Just joiningMemberKey)
-                  (gInfo', mem', scopeInfo) <- mkGroupChatScope gInfo mem
-                  createInternalChatItem user (CDGroupRcv gInfo' scopeInfo mem') (CIRcvGroupEvent RGEInvitedViaGroupLink) Nothing
-                  toView $ CEvtAcceptingGroupJoinRequestMember user gInfo' mem'
+              mem <- acceptGroupJoinRequestAsync user uclId gInfo invId chatVRange p Nothing (Just joiningMemberId) Nothing GAAccepted gLinkMemRole Nothing (Just joiningMemberKey)
+              (gInfo', mem', scopeInfo) <- mkGroupChatScope gInfo mem
+              createInternalChatItem user (CDGroupRcv gInfo' scopeInfo mem') (CIRcvGroupEvent RGEInvitedViaGroupLink) Nothing
+              toView $ CEvtAcceptingGroupJoinRequestMember user gInfo' mem'
             Nothing ->
               messageError "memberJoinRequestViaRelay: no group link info for relay link"