diff --git a/src/etcp_connections.c b/src/etcp_connections.c
index c5e23bbf..6788da2e 100644
--- a/src/etcp_connections.c
+++ b/src/etcp_connections.c
@@ -1231,31 +1231,7 @@ void etcp_connections_read_callback_socket(socket_t sock, void* arg) {
         goto ec_fr; 
     }
 
-    // Check allowed keys for incoming connections
-    struct global_config *global = &e_sock->instance->config->global;
-    if (!global->allowed_keys_allow_all) {
-        if (global->allowed_keys_count == 0) {
-            DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_CONNECTION, "Connection rejected: no allowed_keys configured, allow_all=0");
-            errorcode=8;
-            goto ec_fr;
-        }
-        int found = 0;
-        struct CFG_ALLOWED_KEY *ak = global->allowed_keys;
-        while (ak) {
-            if (memcmp(ak->key_bin, sc.peer_public_key, SC_PUBKEY_SIZE) == 0) {
-                found = 1;
-                break;
-            }
-            ak = ak->next;
-        }
-        if (!found) {
-            DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_CONNECTION, "Connection rejected: peer public key not in allowed_keys list");
-            errorcode=8;
-            goto ec_fr;
-        }
-    }
-    
-    // INIT decryption succeeded - process as new incoming connection
+    // INIT decryption succeeded - process packet
     if (pkt_len<3) {
         DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_CONNECTION, "too short packet, from %s", sockaddr_storage_to_str(&addr).str);
         errorcode=7;
@@ -1365,6 +1341,30 @@ void etcp_connections_read_callback_socket(socket_t sock, void* arg) {
         goto ec_fr;
     }// не init
 
+    // Check allowed keys for incoming connections
+    struct global_config *global = &e_sock->instance->config->global;
+    if (!global->allowed_keys_allow_all) {
+        if (global->allowed_keys_count == 0) {
+            DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_CONNECTION, "Connection rejected: no allowed_keys configured, allow_all=0");
+            errorcode=8;
+            goto ec_fr;
+        }
+        int found = 0;
+        struct CFG_ALLOWED_KEY *ak = global->allowed_keys;
+        while (ak) {
+            if (memcmp(ak->key_bin, sc.peer_public_key, SC_PUBKEY_SIZE) == 0) {
+                found = 1;
+                break;
+            }
+            ak = ak->next;
+        }
+        if (!found) {
+            DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_CONNECTION, "Connection rejected: peer public key not in allowed_keys list");
+            errorcode=8;
+            goto ec_fr;
+        }
+    }
+
     uint32_t session_id = be32toh(*(uint32_t*)ack_hdr->session_id);
     DEBUG_DEBUG(DEBUG_CATEGORY_CONNECTION, "INIT request session_id=%08x", session_id);