diff --git a/src/dm/dm_core.c b/src/dm/dm_core.c
index e5198e71..8cb03b86 100644
--- a/src/dm/dm_core.c
+++ b/src/dm/dm_core.c
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ int dm_route_group(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, uint64_t peer, uint64_t preferred
 /* Router владеет entry после вызова, в том числе при ошибке. */
 static int dm_route_send(struct dm_state* dm, uint64_t group_id, uint64_t dst, uint8_t subcmd,
                          const uint8_t* body, size_t body_len) {
+    if (!etcp_router_conn_get(dm->inst, group_id, dst, ETCP_RT_ID_DM)) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DM, "%s: router channel allocation failed peer=%llu", DM_ID, (unsigned long long)dst);
+        return -1;
+    }
     if (!etcp_router_send_q_has_room(dm->inst, group_id, dst, ETCP_RT_ID_DM)) {
         DEBUG_DEBUG(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DM, "%s: send deferred by backpressure peer=%llu", DM_ID, (unsigned long long)dst);
         return -1;
diff --git a/src/dm/dm_mailbox.c b/src/dm/dm_mailbox.c
index 3e64e5f6..87658f27 100644
--- a/src/dm/dm_mailbox.c
+++ b/src/dm/dm_mailbox.c
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ static int mb_scope(struct dm_mb_state* mb, uint64_t gid, uint64_t super, uint64
 
 /* Подписать контроль и передать владение пакетом router, учитывая backpressure. */
 static int mb_send(struct dm_mb_state* mb, uint64_t gid, uint64_t dst, uint8_t cmd, const uint8_t* body, size_t len) {
+    if (!etcp_router_conn_get(mb->inst, gid, dst, ETCP_RT_ID_DM_MAILBOX)) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DM, "%s: router channel allocation failed peer=%llu", MB_ID, (unsigned long long)dst);
+        return -1;
+    }
     if (!etcp_router_send_q_has_room(mb->inst, gid, dst, ETCP_RT_ID_DM_MAILBOX)) {
         DEBUG_DEBUG(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DM, "%s: backpressure peer=%llu", MB_ID, (unsigned long long)dst);
         return -1;