diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 748cc0213..177d8c577 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.162.7
+0.162.8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/backend.go b/api/backend.go
index 983ad2dad..cf022aceb 100644
--- a/api/backend.go
+++ b/api/backend.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 type StatusBackend interface {
 	// IsNodeRunning() bool                       // NOTE: Only used in tests
 	StartNode(config *params.NodeConfig) error // NOTE: Only used in canary
-	StartNodeWithKey(acc multiaccounts.Account, password string, keyHex string) error
+	StartNodeWithKey(acc multiaccounts.Account, password string, keyHex string, conf *params.NodeConfig) error
 	StartNodeWithAccount(acc multiaccounts.Account, password string, conf *params.NodeConfig) error
 	StartNodeWithAccountAndInitialConfig(account multiaccounts.Account, password string, settings settings.Settings, conf *params.NodeConfig, subaccs []*accounts.Account) error
 	StopNode() error
diff --git a/api/backend_test.go b/api/backend_test.go
index 14b95a83d..c2fbec909 100644
--- a/api/backend_test.go
+++ b/api/backend_test.go
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ func TestLoginWithKey(t *testing.T) {
 	b.UpdateRootDataDir(conf.DataDir)
 	require.NoError(t, b.OpenAccounts())
 
-	require.NoError(t, b.StartNodeWithKey(main, "test-pass", keyhex))
+	require.NoError(t, b.StartNodeWithKey(main, "test-pass", keyhex, conf))
 	defer func() {
 		assert.NoError(t, b.Logout())
 		assert.NoError(t, b.StopNode())
diff --git a/api/geth_backend.go b/api/geth_backend.go
index 926db2d93..f791653c5 100644
--- a/api/geth_backend.go
+++ b/api/geth_backend.go
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ func (b *GethStatusBackend) setupLogSettings() error {
 // and uses it in application.
 // TODO: we should use a proper struct with optional values instead of duplicating the regular functions
 // with small variants for keycard, this created too many bugs
-func (b *GethStatusBackend) startNodeWithKey(acc multiaccounts.Account, password string, keyHex string) error {
+func (b *GethStatusBackend) startNodeWithKey(acc multiaccounts.Account, password string, keyHex string, inputNodeCfg *params.NodeConfig) error {
 	if acc.KDFIterations == 0 {
 		kdfIterations, err := b.multiaccountsDB.GetAccountKDFIterationsNumber(acc.KeyUID)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ func (b *GethStatusBackend) startNodeWithKey(acc multiaccounts.Account, password
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = b.loadNodeConfig(nil)
+	err = b.loadNodeConfig(inputNodeCfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -449,8 +449,8 @@ func (b *GethStatusBackend) startNodeWithKey(acc multiaccounts.Account, password
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (b *GethStatusBackend) StartNodeWithKey(acc multiaccounts.Account, password string, keyHex string) error {
-	err := b.startNodeWithKey(acc, password, keyHex)
+func (b *GethStatusBackend) StartNodeWithKey(acc multiaccounts.Account, password string, keyHex string, nodecfg *params.NodeConfig) error {
+	err := b.startNodeWithKey(acc, password, keyHex, nodecfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Stop node for clean up
 		_ = b.StopNode()
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ func (b *GethStatusBackend) SaveAccountAndStartNodeWithKey(account multiaccounts
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return b.StartNodeWithKey(account, password, keyHex)
+	return b.StartNodeWithKey(account, password, keyHex, nodecfg)
 }
 
 // StartNodeWithAccountAndInitialConfig is used after account and config was generated.
diff --git a/mobile/status.go b/mobile/status.go
index 83967ac94..409a6cb3b 100644
--- a/mobile/status.go
+++ b/mobile/status.go
@@ -440,15 +440,20 @@ func SaveAccountAndLoginWithKeycard(accountData, password, settingsJSON, configJ
 
 // LoginWithKeycard initializes an account with a chat key and encryption key used for PFS.
 // It purges all the previous identities from Whisper, and injects the key as shh identity.
-func LoginWithKeycard(accountData, password, keyHex string) string {
+func LoginWithKeycard(accountData, password, keyHex string, configJSON string) string {
 	var account multiaccounts.Account
 	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(accountData), &account)
 	if err != nil {
 		return makeJSONResponse(err)
 	}
+	var conf params.NodeConfig
+	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(configJSON), &conf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return makeJSONResponse(err)
+	}
 	api.RunAsync(func() error {
 		log.Debug("start a node with account", "key-uid", account.KeyUID)
-		err := statusBackend.StartNodeWithKey(account, password, keyHex)
+		err := statusBackend.StartNodeWithKey(account, password, keyHex, &conf)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("failed to start a node", "key-uid", account.KeyUID, "error", err)
 			return err
diff --git a/params/config.go b/params/config.go
index 143de4f7d..c46784647 100644
--- a/params/config.go
+++ b/params/config.go
@@ -485,6 +485,9 @@ type NodeConfig struct {
 	PushNotificationServerConfig pushnotificationserver.Config `json:"PushNotificationServerConfig"`
 
 	OutputMessageCSVEnabled bool
+
+	// ProcessBackedupMessages should be set to true when user follows recovery (using seed phrase or keycard) onboarding flow
+	ProcessBackedupMessages bool
 }
 
 type TokenOverride struct {
diff --git a/protocol/messenger.go b/protocol/messenger.go
index 0e7fe7125..5a8d7511d 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger.go
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ type Messenger struct {
 
 	// flag to disable checking #hasPairedDevices
 	localPairing bool
+	// flag to enable backedup messages processing, false by default
+	processBackedupMessages bool
 }
 
 type connStatus int
@@ -595,6 +597,10 @@ func (m *Messenger) SetP2PServer(server *p2p.Server) {
 	m.server = server
 }
 
+func (m *Messenger) EnableBackedupMessagesProcessing() {
+	m.processBackedupMessages = true
+}
+
 func (m *Messenger) processSentMessages(ids []string) error {
 	if m.connectionState.Offline {
 		return errors.New("Can't mark message as sent while offline")
@@ -3781,6 +3787,9 @@ func (m *Messenger) handleRetrievedMessages(chatWithMessages map[transport.Filte
 						}
 
 					case protobuf.Backup:
+						if !m.processBackedupMessages {
+							continue
+						}
 						if !common.IsPubKeyEqual(messageState.CurrentMessageState.PublicKey, &m.identity.PublicKey) {
 							logger.Warn("not coming from us, ignoring")
 							continue
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_base_test.go b/protocol/messenger_base_test.go
index 151f34e59..dc1e938f0 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_base_test.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_base_test.go
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ func newMessengerWithKey(shh types.Waku, privateKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey, logger *z
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	m.EnableBackedupMessagesProcessing()
+
 	_, err = m.Start()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/server/pairing/raw_message_handler.go b/server/pairing/raw_message_handler.go
index 8bf073847..cce308460 100644
--- a/server/pairing/raw_message_handler.go
+++ b/server/pairing/raw_message_handler.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (s *SyncRawMessageHandler) HandleRawMessage(accountPayload *AccountPayload,
 			if len(accountPayload.chatKey) == 0 {
 				err = s.backend.StartNodeWithAccount(*account, accountPayload.password, nodeConfig)
 			} else {
-				err = s.backend.StartNodeWithKey(*account, accountPayload.password, accountPayload.chatKey)
+				err = s.backend.StartNodeWithKey(*account, accountPayload.password, accountPayload.chatKey, nodeConfig)
 			}
 		} else {
 			accountManager := s.backend.AccountManager()
diff --git a/services/ext/service.go b/services/ext/service.go
index 0ed8f4980..6563cebe9 100644
--- a/services/ext/service.go
+++ b/services/ext/service.go
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ func (s *Service) InitProtocol(nodeName string, identity *ecdsa.PrivateKey, db *
 	}
 	s.messenger = messenger
 	s.messenger.SetP2PServer(s.server)
+	if s.config.ProcessBackedupMessages {
+		s.messenger.EnableBackedupMessagesProcessing()
+	}
 	return messenger.Init()
 }