diff --git a/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsnetservice.cc b/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsnetservice.cc
index 44b6c544a..926026472 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsnetservice.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/gxs/rsgxsnetservice.cc
@@ -4128,23 +4128,12 @@ void RsGxsNetService::handleRecvSyncMessage(RsNxsSyncMsgReqItem *item,bool item_
 
             // Check reputation
 
-            if(!m->mAuthorId.isNull())
+            if(!m->mAuthorId.isNull() && mReputations->overallReputationLevel(m->mAuthorId) < minReputationForForwardingMessages(grpMeta->mSignFlags, details.mFlags))
 			{
-				RsIdentityDetails details ;
-
-				if(!rsIdentity->getIdDetails(m->mAuthorId,details))
-				{
-					std::cerr << /* GXSNETDEBUG_PG(item->PeerId(),item->grpId) << */ " not sending grp message ID " << (*vit)->mMsgId << ", because the identity of the author (" << m->mAuthorId << ") is not accessible (unknown/not cached)" << std::endl;
-					continue ;
-				}
-
-				if(details.mReputation.mOverallReputationLevel < minReputationForForwardingMessages(grpMeta->mSignFlags, details.mFlags))
-				{
 #ifdef NXS_NET_DEBUG_0
-					std::cerr << GXSNETDEBUG_PG(item->PeerId(),item->grpId) << "  not sending item ID " << (*vit)->mMsgId << ", because the author is flags " << std::hex << details.mFlags << std::dec << " and reputation level " << details.mReputation.mOverallReputationLevel << std::endl;
+				GXSNETDEBUG_PG(item->PeerId(),item->grpId) << "  not sending item ID " << (*vit)->mMsgId << ", because the author is flags " << std::hex << details.mFlags << std::dec << " and reputation level " << details.mReputation.mOverallReputationLevel << std::endl;
 #endif
-					continue ;
-				}
+				continue ;
 			}
 			// Check publish TS