diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
index 84f6645f9..359e7f5b5 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
@@ -3041,7 +3041,7 @@ processAgentMessageConn user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage = do
             groupConnReq@(CRInvitationUri _ _) -> case cmdFunction of
               -- [async agent commands] XGrpMemIntro continuation on receiving INV
               CFCreateConnGrpMemInv
-                | isCompatibleRange (peerChatVRange conn) groupNoDirectVRange -> sendWithoutDirectCReq
+                | isCompatibleRange (peerChatVRange conn) groupNoDirectVRange -> sendWithDirectCReq -- sendWithoutDirectCReq
                 | otherwise -> sendWithDirectCReq
                 where
                   sendWithoutDirectCReq = do
@@ -4290,7 +4290,7 @@ processAgentMessageConn user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage = do
               directConnIds <- case memberChatVRange of
                 Nothing -> Just <$> createConn
                 Just mcvr
-                  | isCompatibleRange (fromChatVRange mcvr) groupNoDirectVRange -> pure Nothing
+                  | isCompatibleRange (fromChatVRange mcvr) groupNoDirectVRange -> Just <$> createConn -- pure Nothing
                   | otherwise -> Just <$> createConn
               let customUserProfileId = if memberIncognito membership then Just (localProfileId $ memberProfile membership) else Nothing
               void $ withStore $ \db -> createIntroReMember db user gInfo m memInfo groupConnIds directConnIds customUserProfileId
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs b/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs
index 23df9f460..d476285fc 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs
@@ -68,17 +68,17 @@ chatGroupTests = do
     it "should send delivery receipts in group depending on configuration" testConfigureGroupDeliveryReceipts
   describe "direct connections in group are not established based on chat protocol version" $ do
     describe "3 members group" $ do
-      testNoDirect _0 _0 True
-      testNoDirect _0 _1 True
+      testNoDirect _0 _0 False -- True
+      testNoDirect _0 _1 False -- True
       testNoDirect _1 _0 False
       testNoDirect _1 _1 False
     describe "4 members group" $ do
-      testNoDirect4 _0 _0 _0 True True True
-      testNoDirect4 _0 _0 _1 True True True
-      testNoDirect4 _0 _1 _0 True True False
-      testNoDirect4 _0 _1 _1 True True False
-      testNoDirect4 _1 _0 _0 False False True
-      testNoDirect4 _1 _0 _1 False False True
+      testNoDirect4 _0 _0 _0 False False False -- True True True
+      testNoDirect4 _0 _0 _1 False False False -- True True True
+      testNoDirect4 _0 _1 _0 False False False -- True True False
+      testNoDirect4 _0 _1 _1 False False False -- True True False
+      testNoDirect4 _1 _0 _0 False False False -- False False True
+      testNoDirect4 _1 _0 _1 False False False -- False False True
       testNoDirect4 _1 _1 _0 False False False
       testNoDirect4 _1 _1 _1 False False False
   where