diff --git a/src/pages/process/process.ts b/src/pages/process/process.ts
index f23b8e7..0e82e70 100755
--- a/src/pages/process/process.ts
+++ b/src/pages/process/process.ts
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ async function createMessagingProcess(): Promise<void> {
       ]
     }
   ];
+  await service.checkConnections(otherMembers);
   const relayAddress = service.getAllRelays().pop();
   if (!relayAddress) {
     throw new Error('Empty relay address list');
diff --git a/src/services/service.ts b/src/services/service.ts
index 989ae62..c9bcb63 100755
--- a/src/services/service.ts
+++ b/src/services/service.ts
@@ -160,6 +160,22 @@ export default class Services {
     return secretsStore;
   }
 
+  public async checkConnections(members: Member[]): Promise<void> {
+    const memberPromises = members.map(async (member) => {
+      const addressPromises = member.sp_addresses.map(async (address) => {
+        const sharedSecret = await this.getSecretForAddress(address);
+        if (!sharedSecret) {
+          const connectMemberResult = await this.connectMember([{ sp_addresses: [address] }]);
+          await this.handleApiReturn(connectMemberResult);
+        }
+      });
+
+      await Promise.all(addressPromises);
+    });
+
+    await Promise.all(memberPromises);
+  }
+
   public async connectMember(members: Member[]): Promise<ApiReturn> {
     if (members.length === 0) {
       throw new Error('Trying to connect to empty members list');