diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs
index 891581b112..5ffc85522d 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Subscriber.hs
@@ -1326,13 +1326,15 @@ processAgentMessageConn cxt user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage =
     processContactConnMessage :: AEvent e -> ConnectionEntity -> Connection -> UserContact -> CM ()
     processContactConnMessage agentMsg connEntity conn UserContact {userContactLinkId = uclId, groupId = ucGroupId_} = case agentMsg of
       REQ invId pqSupport _ connInfo -> do
+        let User {userChatRelay} = user
         ChatMessage {chatVRange, chatMsgEvent} <- parseChatMessage conn connInfo
         case chatMsgEvent of
           XContact p xContactId_ welcomeMsgId_ requestMsg_ -> profileContactRequest invId chatVRange p xContactId_ welcomeMsgId_ requestMsg_ pqSupport
           XMember p joiningMemberId joiningMemberKey -> memberJoinRequestViaRelay invId chatVRange p joiningMemberId joiningMemberKey
           XInfo p -> profileContactRequest invId chatVRange p Nothing Nothing Nothing pqSupport
           XGrpRelayInv groupRelayInv -> xGrpRelayInv invId chatVRange groupRelayInv
-          XGrpRelayTest challenge _ -> xGrpRelayTest invId chatVRange challenge
+          XGrpRelayTest challenge _
+            | isTrue userChatRelay && isNothing ucGroupId_ -> xGrpRelayTest invId chatVRange challenge
           -- TODO show/log error, other events in contact request
           _ -> pure ()
       LINK _link auData ->