diff --git a/backend/server.js b/backend/server.js
index 365c2497ce..8f711c2604 100644
--- a/backend/server.js
+++ b/backend/server.js
@@ -241,12 +241,15 @@ sbp('okTurtles.data/set', PUBSUB_INSTANCE, createServer(hapi.listener, {
     // partition
     const recoveredState = Object.create(null)
     recoveredState.contracts = Object.create(null)
+    const channels = sbp('okTurtles.data/get', PUBSUB_INSTANCE).channels
     await Promise.all(savedStateIndex.split('\x00').map(async (contractID) => {
       const cpSerialized = await sbp('chelonia/db/get', `_private_cheloniaState_${contractID}`)
       if (!cpSerialized) return
       const cp = JSON.parse(cpSerialized)
       recoveredState[contractID] = cp.contractState
       recoveredState.contracts[contractID] = cp.cheloniaContractInfo
+      // Add existing contract IDs to the list of channels
+      channels.add(contractID)
     }))
     Object.assign(sbp('chelonia/rootState'), recoveredState)
   }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 283a5ba2cb..3c5298d79f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "group-income",
-  "version": "0.5.4",
+  "version": "0.5.6",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "group-income",
-      "version": "0.5.4",
+      "version": "0.5.6",
       "license": "AGPL-3.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@babel/core": "7.23.7",