diff --git a/src/chat/chat_core.h b/src/chat/chat_core.h
index 5cf5b497..6e7f8a67 100644
--- a/src/chat/chat_core.h
+++ b/src/chat/chat_core.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ int chat_core_submit_message(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, struct chat_msg_submit*
 
 /* Отправка медиа-сообщения (вложение): src->dest (copy) или видео (transcode). */
 void chat_core_submit_media_message(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, struct chat_msg_submit* req);
+/* Ручная загрузка вложения; для зашифрованного файла также запрашивает ключ автора. */
+void chat_core_attachment_download(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, const char* channel_id, int64_t msg_id);
 
 /* ── DB-операции (оставлены для интроспекции) ── */
 
diff --git a/tests/test_encrypted_attachment.c b/tests/test_encrypted_attachment.c
index 693cd59b..dbf83da8 100644
--- a/tests/test_encrypted_attachment.c
+++ b/tests/test_encrypted_attachment.c
@@ -166,12 +166,13 @@ static void tick(void* arg) {
             if (setup(t)) { failure(t, "signed group members"); return; } t->phase++;
         }
         /* UTUN routes precede CHAT routes; setup once physical links are UP. */
-        else if (t->ticks == 20 && instance_find_conn(a, t->ids[S]) && instance_find_conn(b, t->ids[S]) && instance_find_conn(c, t->ids[S])) {
+        else if (t->ticks >= 20 && instance_find_conn(a, t->ids[S]) && instance_find_conn(b, t->ids[S]) && instance_find_conn(c, t->ids[S])) {
             if (setup(t)) { failure(t, "signed group members"); return; } t->phase++;
         }
         break;
     case 1:
         if (live(a, t->ids[B]) && live(a, t->ids[M])) {
+            if (chat_setting_set(s, "storage_autoload", "1")) { failure(t, "storage autoload setting"); return; }
             struct attachment_send_req* req = u_calloc(1, sizeof(*req));
             if (!req) { failure(t, "send allocation"); return; }
             req->inst = a; req->encrypted = 1; req->info.kind = ATTACHMENT_FILE;
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ static void tick(void* arg) {
             if (value(b, "SELECT count(*) FROM msg_" CHANNEL " WHERE instr(CAST(data AS TEXT),'private-name.bin')>0") != 0) {
                 failure(t, "plaintext filename leaked into group history"); return;
             }
-            download(t, S); t->phase++;
+            t->phase++;
         }
         break;
     case 3: