diff --git a/src/chat/chat_channel.c b/src/chat/chat_channel.c
index 196bc9e81..116fc010f 100644
--- a/src/chat/chat_channel.c
+++ b/src/chat/chat_channel.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "chat_core_priv.h"
 #include "chat_attachment.h"
 #include "group_avatar.h"
+#include "group_policy.h"
 #include "chat_event.h"
 #include "chat_feedback.h"
 #include "chat_setting.h"
@@ -168,6 +169,10 @@ int chat_core_create_channel(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, const struct chat_chann
     stage = "commit"; rc = sqlite3_exec(cc->db, "COMMIT /* channel creation */", NULL, NULL, NULL);
     if (rc != SQLITE_OK) goto error;
 
+    if (group_policy_refresh(inst, req->channel_id)) {
+        DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_CHAT_SYNC, "channel created but admission refresh failed ch=%s", req->channel_id); return -1;
+    }
+
     int ready = !chat_core_ensure_channel_ready(inst, req->channel_id);
     if (!ready) DEBUG_WARN(DEBUG_CATEGORY_CHAT_SYNC, "channel create: committed ch=%s, runtime activation deferred; retry preparation", req->channel_id);
     member_sync_record_committed(inst, req->channel_id, inst->node_id, (unsigned)changes);
diff --git a/src/chat/member_sync.c b/src/chat/member_sync.c
index 0a0b1343b..d116d259e 100644
--- a/src/chat/member_sync.c
+++ b/src/chat/member_sync.c
@@ -1380,6 +1380,26 @@ int member_sync_init(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst) {
         merkle_sync_destroy(inst); return -1;
     }
     if (_rebuild_all_trees(inst) < 0) { merkle_sync_destroy(inst); return -1; }
+    char last[128] = "";
+    for (;;) {
+        sqlite3_stmt* st = NULL;
+        int sr = sqlite3_prepare_v2(db, "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table' AND name GLOB 'peers_*'"
+            " AND name>? ORDER BY name LIMIT 1", -1, &st, NULL);
+        if (sr == SQLITE_OK) sr = sqlite3_bind_text(st, 1, last, -1, SQLITE_STATIC);
+        if (sr == SQLITE_OK) sr = sqlite3_step(st);
+        if (sr == SQLITE_ROW) {
+            const char* name = (const char*)sqlite3_column_text(st, 0);
+            if (!name || strlen(name) >= sizeof(last)) sr = SQLITE_CORRUPT;
+            else strcpy(last, name);
+        }
+        int final = sqlite3_finalize(st);
+        if ((sr != SQLITE_ROW && sr != SQLITE_DONE) || final != SQLITE_OK ||
+            (sr == SQLITE_ROW && group_policy_refresh(inst, last + 6))) {
+            DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_MEMBER_SYNC, "admission initialization failed rc=%d table=%s", sr, last);
+            merkle_sync_destroy(inst); return -1;
+        }
+        if (sr == SQLITE_DONE) break;
+    }
     /* подписка на BGP-события существующих chat-групп */
     if (inst->topo_groups && inst->topo_groups->group_list) {
         struct ll_entry* ge = inst->topo_groups->group_list->head;