diff --git a/adnl/adnl-peer.cpp b/adnl/adnl-peer.cpp
index 108d5211..9e106585 100644
--- a/adnl/adnl-peer.cpp
+++ b/adnl/adnl-peer.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void AdnlPeerPairImpl::alarm() {
     retry_send_at_ = td::Timestamp::never();
     auto messages = std::move(pending_messages_);
     pending_messages_.clear();
-    send_messages_in(std::move(messages), true);
+    send_messages_in(std::move(messages), false);
   }
   alarm_timestamp().relax(next_dht_query_at_);
   alarm_timestamp().relax(next_db_update_at_);
@@ -267,7 +267,9 @@ void AdnlPeerPairImpl::send_messages_in(std::vector<OutboundAdnlMessage> message
     size_t ptr = 0;
     bool first = true;
     do {
-      size_t s = (channel_ready_ ? channel_packet_header_max_size() : packet_header_max_size());
+      bool try_reinit = try_reinit_at_ && try_reinit_at_.is_in_past();
+      bool via_channel = channel_ready_ && !try_reinit;
+      size_t s = (via_channel ? channel_packet_header_max_size() : packet_header_max_size());
       if (first) {
         s += 2 * addr_list_max_size();
       }
@@ -311,8 +313,6 @@ void AdnlPeerPairImpl::send_messages_in(std::vector<OutboundAdnlMessage> message
         }
       }
 
-      bool try_reinit = try_reinit_at_ && try_reinit_at_.is_in_past();
-      bool via_channel = channel_ready_ && !try_reinit;
       if (!via_channel) {
         packet.set_reinit_date(Adnl::adnl_start_time(), reinit_date_);
         packet.set_source(local_id_);