diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxscircles.cc b/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxscircles.cc
index 1744a71b0..b36dc141e 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxscircles.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3gxscircles.cc
@@ -1054,6 +1054,11 @@ bool p3GxsCircles::locked_processLoadingCacheEntry(RsGxsCircleCache& cache)
 		std::cerr << "Processing External Circle " << cache.mCircleId << std::endl;
 #endif
 
+        // Do we actually need to retrieve the missing keys for all members of a circle???
+        // These keys are needed for subscribtion request signature checking. But this is only
+        // when a subscription msg is posted, which would trigger retrieval of the key anyway
+        // Maybe this can be made an option of p3GxsCircles, or of rsIdentity.
+
 		// need to trigger the searches.
 		for(std::map<RsGxsId,RsGxsCircleMembershipStatus>::iterator pit = cache.mMembershipStatus.begin(); pit != cache.mMembershipStatus.end(); ++pit)
 		{
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/services/p3idservice.cc b/libretroshare/src/services/p3idservice.cc
index 3914a3ce9..0e4062520 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/services/p3idservice.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/services/p3idservice.cc
@@ -483,6 +483,10 @@ void p3IdService::notifyChanges(std::vector<RsGxsNotify *> &changes)
                 uint32_t token;
                 RsGenExchange::subscribeToGroup(token, *git, true);
 
+                // also time_stamp the key that this group represents
+
+                std::cerr << "(II) time-stamping new received GXS ID " << *git << std::endl;
+                timeStampKey(RsGxsId(*git)) ;
             }
         }
     }