diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs
index 3cf28e3f7a..07d19c9621 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ processAgentMessageConn vr user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage =
         checkSndInlineFTComplete conn msgId
         updateGroupItemsStatus gInfo m conn msgId GSSSent (Just $ isJust proxy)
         when continued $ do
-          sendRosterCatchUp gInfo m -- roster ahead of the resumed backlog
+          when (isUserGrpFwdRelay gInfo) $ forwardCachedRoster user gInfo m -- roster ahead of the resumed backlog
           sendPendingGroupMessages user gInfo m conn
       SWITCH qd phase cStats -> do
         toView $ CEvtGroupMemberSwitch user gInfo m (SwitchProgress qd phase cStats)
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ processAgentMessageConn vr user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage =
       QCONT -> do
         continued <- continueSending connEntity conn
         when continued $ do
-          sendRosterCatchUp gInfo m -- roster ahead of the resumed backlog
+          when (isUserGrpFwdRelay gInfo) $ forwardCachedRoster user gInfo m -- roster ahead of the resumed backlog
           sendPendingGroupMessages user gInfo m conn
       MWARN msgId err -> do
         withStore' $ \db -> updateGroupItemsErrorStatus db msgId (groupMemberId' m) (GSSWarning $ agentSndError err)
@@ -1656,11 +1656,6 @@ processAgentMessageConn vr user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage =
           pure True
         else pure False
 
-    -- Relay: on a subscriber's queue draining, forward the cached roster ahead of
-    -- the resumed backlog, so it holds the privileged set before the events it verifies.
-    sendRosterCatchUp :: GroupInfo -> GroupMember -> CM ()
-    sendRosterCatchUp gInfo m = when (isUserGrpFwdRelay gInfo) $ forwardCachedRoster user gInfo m
-
     -- TODO v5.7 / v6.0 - together with deprecating old group protocol establishing direct connections?
     -- we could save command records only for agent APIs we process continuations for (INV)
     withCompletedCommand :: forall e. AEntityI e => Connection -> AEvent e -> (CommandData -> CM ()) -> CM ()
@@ -2979,7 +2974,7 @@ processAgentMessageConn vr user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage =
               | fromRelay && isRosterRole memRole ->
                   if memberRole' unknownMember == memRole
                     then do
-                      updatedMember <- withStore $ \db -> updateRosterMemberProfileAnnounced db vr user m unknownMember memInfo initialStatus
+                      updatedMember <- withStore $ \db -> updateRosterMemberAnnounced db vr user m unknownMember memInfo initialStatus
                       announceUnknownMember unknownMember updatedMember
                     else messageError "x.grp.mem.new: privileged role not established by roster" $> Nothing
             Right unknownMember@GroupMember {memberStatus = GSMemUnknown} -> do
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Groups.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Groups.hs
index 12fb71ff05..8e8ad01324 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Groups.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Store/Groups.hs
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ module Simplex.Chat.Store.Groups
     createLinkOwnerMember,
     updatePreparedChannelMember,
     updateUnknownMemberAnnounced,
-    updateRosterMemberProfileAnnounced,
+    updateRosterMemberAnnounced,
     updateUserMemberProfileSentAt,
     setGroupCustomData,
     setGroupUIThemes,
@@ -3195,8 +3195,8 @@ updateUnknownMemberAnnounced db vr user@User {userId} invitingMember unknownMemb
 
 -- Like updateUnknownMemberAnnounced but preserves member_role and member_pub_key
 -- (roster-established for moderators/admins; the dissemination carries only the profile).
-updateRosterMemberProfileAnnounced :: DB.Connection -> VersionRangeChat -> User -> GroupMember -> GroupMember -> MemberInfo -> GroupMemberStatus -> ExceptT StoreError IO GroupMember
-updateRosterMemberProfileAnnounced db vr user@User {userId} invitingMember unknownMember@GroupMember {groupMemberId, memberChatVRange} MemberInfo {v, profile} status = do
+updateRosterMemberAnnounced :: DB.Connection -> VersionRangeChat -> User -> GroupMember -> GroupMember -> MemberInfo -> GroupMemberStatus -> ExceptT StoreError IO GroupMember
+updateRosterMemberAnnounced db vr user@User {userId} invitingMember unknownMember@GroupMember {groupMemberId, memberChatVRange} MemberInfo {v, profile} status = do
   _ <- updateMemberProfile db user unknownMember profile
   currentTs <- liftIO getCurrentTime
   liftIO $