diff --git a/src/dm/dm_core.c b/src/dm/dm_core.c
index a6d37952..8b61cff7 100644
--- a/src/dm/dm_core.c
+++ b/src/dm/dm_core.c
@@ -1108,14 +1108,13 @@ void dm_invite_trampoline(void* arg) {
     }
     snprintf(conv, sizeof(conv), "%llu", (unsigned long long)dm_derive_conv_id(req->inst->node_id, req->peer_node_id));
     struct dm_conv c;
-    if (dm_conv_load(dm, conv, &c) != 0 && dm_node_pubkeys(dm, req->peer_node_id, c.peer_x25519, c.peer_ed25519) != 0) {
-        DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DM, "invite PM: recipient keys missing peer=%llu", (unsigned long long)req->peer_node_id);
-        dm_invite_done(req, DM_INVITE_START_ERROR); return;
-    }
-    /* dm_start также восстанавливает маршрут через исходную группу для авто-созданной PM. */
-    if (dm_start(req->inst, req->peer_node_id, c.peer_x25519, c.peer_ed25519, req->peer_name, req->source_ch_id) != 0) {
-        DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DM, "invite PM: conversation failed peer=%llu", (unsigned long long)req->peer_node_id);
-        dm_invite_done(req, DM_INVITE_START_ERROR); return;
+    if (dm_conv_load(dm, conv, &c) != 0) {
+        uint8_t x25519[32], ed25519[32];
+        if (dm_node_pubkeys(dm, req->peer_node_id, x25519, ed25519) != 0 ||
+            dm_start(req->inst, req->peer_node_id, x25519, ed25519, req->peer_name, req->source_ch_id) != 0) {
+            DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DM, "invite PM: conversation failed peer=%llu", (unsigned long long)req->peer_node_id);
+            dm_invite_done(req, DM_INVITE_START_ERROR); return;
+        }
     }
     DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DM, "invite PM: building request=%llu peer=%llu source=%s ch=%s conv=%s",
                (unsigned long long)req->request_id, (unsigned long long)req->peer_node_id, req->source_ch_id, channel, conv);
diff --git a/tests/test_dm_invite.c b/tests/test_dm_invite.c
index 823d6c55..ba5114d8 100644
--- a/tests/test_dm_invite.c
+++ b/tests/test_dm_invite.c
@@ -155,14 +155,14 @@ int main(void) {
         "BEGIN SELECT RAISE(ABORT,'test invite commit failure'); END", NULL, NULL, NULL) == SQLITE_OK, "install failed commit");
     request(4, target, source_id, 0);
     CHECK(wait_result(ua, 4, DM_INVITE_SEND_ERROR) && !message_count(), "failed commit returns error and rolls back PM");
-    uint64_t route = 0;
-    CHECK(!scalar(nodes[0], "SELECT group_id FROM dm_conversations LIMIT 1", &route) && route == source,
-          "member invitation restores the existing PM's source group route");
     CHECK(sqlite3_exec(nodes[0]->topo_sqlite_db, "DROP TRIGGER fail_invite", NULL, NULL, NULL) == SQLITE_OK, "remove failed commit");
 
     request(5, target, "", 0); /* из шапки существующей PM исходная группа не передаётся */
     request(4, target, "", 1); /* запоздалая отмена другой операции не отменяет текущую */
     CHECK(wait_result(ua, 5, DM_INVITE_OK) && message_count() == 1, "one invitation committed for fixed peer");
+    uint64_t route = 0;
+    CHECK(!scalar(nodes[0], "SELECT group_id FROM dm_conversations LIMIT 1", &route) && route == source,
+          "successful PM restores its automatically resolved shared group route");
     char conv[64], messages[8192]; size_t length = 0;
     snprintf(conv, sizeof(conv), "%llu", (unsigned long long)dm_derive_conv_id(nodes[0]->node_id, nodes[1]->node_id));
     deadline = get_time_tb() + 100000;