diff --git a/protocol/chat_group_proxy.go b/protocol/chat_group_proxy.go
index 5e2c44964..a63cdb8e8 100644
--- a/protocol/chat_group_proxy.go
+++ b/protocol/chat_group_proxy.go
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ import (
 )
 
 func newProtocolGroupFromChat(chat *Chat) (*v1protocol.Group, error) {
-	return v1protocol.NewGroup(chat.ID, chat.MembershipUpdates)
+	return v1protocol.NewGroupWithEvents(chat.ID, chat.MembershipUpdates)
 }
diff --git a/protocol/message_handler.go b/protocol/message_handler.go
index 214712956..0d292a03b 100644
--- a/protocol/message_handler.go
+++ b/protocol/message_handler.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (m *MessageHandler) HandleMembershipUpdate(messageState *ReceivedMessageSta
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "invalid membership update")
 		}
 		merged := v1protocol.MergeMembershipUpdateEvents(existingGroup.Events(), updateGroup.Events())
-		group, err = v1protocol.NewGroup(chat.ID, merged)
+		group, err = v1protocol.NewGroupWithEvents(chat.ID, merged)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create a group with new membership updates")
 		}
diff --git a/protocol/messenger.go b/protocol/messenger.go
index 57b6b1a64..1b6984835 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger.go
@@ -1736,6 +1736,8 @@ func (m *Messenger) handleRetrievedMessages(chatWithMessages map[transport.Filte
 				continue
 			}
 
+			logger.Debug("processing messages further", zap.Int("count", len(statusMessages)))
+
 			for _, msg := range statusMessages {
 				publicKey := msg.SigPubKey()
 
@@ -1896,11 +1898,9 @@ func (m *Messenger) handleRetrievedMessages(chatWithMessages map[transport.Filte
 							logger.Warn("failed to handle ContactUpdate", zap.Error(err))
 							continue
 						}
-
 					default:
 						// RawMessage, not processed here, pass straight to the client
 						rawMessages[chat] = append(rawMessages[chat], msg)
-
 					}
 				} else {
 					logger.Debug("Adding raw message", zap.Any("msg", msg))
diff --git a/protocol/v1/membership_update_message.go b/protocol/v1/membership_update_message.go
index 1e44da7e2..c688a8ea3 100644
--- a/protocol/v1/membership_update_message.go
+++ b/protocol/v1/membership_update_message.go
@@ -242,10 +242,6 @@ func NewGroupWithCreator(name string, clock uint64, creator *ecdsa.PrivateKey) (
 	return newGroup(chatID, []MembershipUpdateEvent{chatCreated})
 }
 
-func NewGroup(chatID string, events []MembershipUpdateEvent) (*Group, error) {
-	return newGroup(chatID, events)
-}
-
 func newGroup(chatID string, events []MembershipUpdateEvent) (*Group, error) {
 	g := Group{
 		chatID:  chatID,
@@ -293,14 +289,14 @@ func (g Group) ChatID() string {
 	return g.chatID
 }
 
-func (g Group) Events() []MembershipUpdateEvent {
-	return g.events
-}
-
 func (g Group) Name() string {
 	return g.name
 }
 
+func (g Group) Events() []MembershipUpdateEvent {
+	return g.events
+}
+
 func (g Group) Members() []string {
 	return g.members.List()
 }