diff --git a/js/models/conversations.js b/js/models/conversations.js
index 5fd752552..c77fe06ec 100644
--- a/js/models/conversations.js
+++ b/js/models/conversations.js
@@ -1839,8 +1839,9 @@
           createParams
         );
 
-        members.forEach(member => {
+        members.forEach(async member => {
           const memberPubKey = new libsession.Types.PubKey(member);
+          await ConversationController.getOrCreateAndWait(member, 'private');
           libsession
             .getMessageQueue()
             .sendUsingMultiDevice(memberPubKey, mediumGroupCreateMessage);
diff --git a/libloki/api.js b/libloki/api.js
index 679055724..d187cfb45 100644
--- a/libloki/api.js
+++ b/libloki/api.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* global window, textsecure, libsession */
+/* global window, textsecure, libsession, ConversationController */
 /* eslint-disable no-bitwise */
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line func-names
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
       const ourPubKey = textsecure.storage.user.getNumber();
       if (memberStr !== ourPubKey) {
         const memberPubkey = new libsession.Types.PubKey(memberStr);
+        await ConversationController.getOrCreateAndWait(memberStr, 'private');
         await libsession.Protocols.SessionProtocol.sendSessionRequestIfNeeded(
           memberPubkey
         );