diff --git a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsgxsifacehelper.h b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsgxsifacehelper.h
index 7be714103..8d12893f4 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsgxsifacehelper.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsgxsifacehelper.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ enum class TokenRequestType: uint8_t
     MSG_RELATED_INFO    = 0x03,
     GROUP_STATISTICS    = 0x04,
     SERVICE_STATISTICS  = 0x05,
+    NO_KILL_TYPE        = 0x06,
 };
 
 class RsGxsIfaceHelper
@@ -244,15 +245,14 @@ public:
     }
 
 	/// @see RsTokenService::requestGroupInfo
-	bool requestGroupInfo( uint32_t& token, const RsTokReqOptions& opts,
-	                       const std::list<RsGxsGroupId> &groupIds )
+	bool requestGroupInfo( uint32_t& token, const RsTokReqOptions& opts, const std::list<RsGxsGroupId> &groupIds, bool high_priority_request = false )
 	{
-        cancelActiveRequestTokens(TokenRequestType::GROUP_INFO);
+		cancelActiveRequestTokens(TokenRequestType::GROUP_INFO);
 
 		if( mTokenService.requestGroupInfo(token, 0, opts, groupIds))
         {
 			RS_STACK_MUTEX(mMtx);
-			mActiveTokens[token]=TokenRequestType::GROUP_INFO;
+			mActiveTokens[token]=high_priority_request? (TokenRequestType::NO_KILL_TYPE) : (TokenRequestType::GROUP_INFO);
             locked_dumpTokens();
             return true;
         }
@@ -261,14 +261,14 @@ public:
     }
 
 	/// @see RsTokenService::requestGroupInfo
-	bool requestGroupInfo(uint32_t& token, const RsTokReqOptions& opts)
+	bool requestGroupInfo(uint32_t& token, const RsTokReqOptions& opts, bool high_priority_request = false)
 	{
-        cancelActiveRequestTokens(TokenRequestType::GROUP_INFO);
+		cancelActiveRequestTokens(TokenRequestType::GROUP_INFO);
 
 		if(  mTokenService.requestGroupInfo(token, 0, opts))
         {
 			RS_STACK_MUTEX(mMtx);
-			mActiveTokens[token]=TokenRequestType::GROUP_INFO;
+			mActiveTokens[token]=high_priority_request? (TokenRequestType::NO_KILL_TYPE) : (TokenRequestType::GROUP_INFO);
             locked_dumpTokens();
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxsforums.cc b/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxsforums.cc
index 442878bba..c7f3fddcf 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxsforums.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxsforums.cc
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ bool p3GxsForums::getForumsInfo( const std::list<RsGxsGroupId>& forumIds, std::v
     }
 	else
     {
-		if( !requestGroupInfo(token, opts, forumIds) || waitToken(token,std::chrono::milliseconds(5000)) != RsTokenService::COMPLETE )
+		if( !requestGroupInfo(token, opts, forumIds, forumIds.size()==1) || waitToken(token,std::chrono::milliseconds(5000)) != RsTokenService::COMPLETE )
             return false;
     }
 	return getGroupData(token, forumsInfo);