diff --git a/lib/Db/CircleRequest.php b/lib/Db/CircleRequest.php
index 0fc100af..4dd1f903 100644
--- a/lib/Db/CircleRequest.php
+++ b/lib/Db/CircleRequest.php
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class CircleRequest extends CircleRequestBuilder {
 	 * @throws CircleNotFoundException
 	 * @throws RequestBuilderException
 	 */
-	public function searchCircle(Circle $circle): Circle {
+	public function searchCircle(Circle $circle, ?IFederatedUser $initiator = null): Circle {
 		$qb = $this->getCircleSelectSql();
 		$qb->leftJoinOwner(CoreRequestBuilder::CIRCLE);
 
@@ -300,6 +300,11 @@ class CircleRequest extends CircleRequestBuilder {
 			$qb->filterDirectMembership($aliasOwner, $circle->getOwner());
 		}
 
+		if (!is_null($initiator)) {
+			$qb->setOptions([CoreRequestBuilder::CIRCLE], ['getData' => true]);
+			$qb->limitToInitiator(CoreRequestBuilder::CIRCLE, $initiator);
+		}
+
 		return $this->getItemFromRequest($qb);
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/Service/FederatedUserService.php b/lib/Service/FederatedUserService.php
index c9836762..d77fd5de 100644
--- a/lib/Service/FederatedUserService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/FederatedUserService.php
@@ -839,6 +839,7 @@ class FederatedUserService {
 	 * @throws RemoteResourceNotFoundException
 	 * @throws SingleCircleNotFoundException
 	 * @throws UnknownRemoteException
+	 * @throws RequestBuilderException
 	 */
 	public function getGroupCircle(string $groupId): Circle {
 		$group = $this->groupManager->get($groupId);
@@ -865,7 +866,7 @@ class FederatedUserService {
 			   ->setInitiator($member);
 
 		try {
-			return $this->circleRequest->searchCircle($circle);
+			return $this->circleRequest->searchCircle($circle, $owner);
 		} catch (CircleNotFoundException $e) {
 		}
 
diff --git a/lib/Service/RemoteDownstreamService.php b/lib/Service/RemoteDownstreamService.php
index 72075e62..38560290 100644
--- a/lib/Service/RemoteDownstreamService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/RemoteDownstreamService.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ use OCA\Circles\Exceptions\FederatedItemException;
 use OCA\Circles\Exceptions\InitiatorNotConfirmedException;
 use OCA\Circles\Exceptions\MemberNotFoundException;
 use OCA\Circles\Exceptions\OwnerNotFoundException;
+use OCA\Circles\Exceptions\RequestBuilderException;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\Federated\FederatedEvent;
 
 
@@ -206,11 +207,13 @@ class RemoteDownstreamService {
 	 *
 	 * @return bool
 	 * @throws OwnerNotFoundException
+	 * @throws RequestBuilderException
 	 */
 	private function verifyCircle(FederatedEvent $event): bool {
 		$circle = $event->getCircle();
+
 		try {
-			$localCircle = $this->circleRequest->getCircle($circle->getSingleId());
+			$localCircle = $this->circleRequest->getCircle($circle->getSingleId(), null, null, 0);
 		} catch (CircleNotFoundException $e) {
 			return false;
 		}
diff --git a/lib/Service/SyncService.php b/lib/Service/SyncService.php
index 54d5391e..bd97d8d2 100644
--- a/lib/Service/SyncService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/SyncService.php
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ use OCA\Circles\Exceptions\RemoteResourceNotFoundException;
 use OCA\Circles\Exceptions\RequestBuilderException;
 use OCA\Circles\Exceptions\SingleCircleNotFoundException;
 use OCA\Circles\Exceptions\UnknownRemoteException;
+use OCA\Circles\FederatedItems\SingleMemberAdd;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\Circle;
+use OCA\Circles\Model\Federated\FederatedEvent;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\FederatedUser;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\ManagedModel;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\Member;
@@ -87,6 +89,9 @@ class SyncService {
 	/** @var FederatedUserService */
 	private $federatedUserService;
 
+	/** @var federatedEventService */
+	private $federatedEventService;
+
 	/** @var MemberService */
 	private $memberService;
 
@@ -102,8 +107,10 @@ class SyncService {
 	 *
 	 * @param IUserManager $userManager
 	 * @param IGroupManager $groupManager
+	 * @param CircleRequest $circleRequest
 	 * @param MemberRequest $memberRequest
 	 * @param FederatedUserService $federatedUserService
+	 * @param federatedEventService $federatedEventService
 	 * @param MemberService $memberService
 	 * @param MembershipService $membershipService
 	 * @param ConfigService $configService
@@ -114,6 +121,7 @@ class SyncService {
 		CircleRequest $circleRequest,
 		MemberRequest $memberRequest,
 		FederatedUserService $federatedUserService,
+		federatedEventService $federatedEventService,
 		MemberService $memberService,
 		MembershipService $membershipService,
 		ConfigService $configService
@@ -123,6 +131,7 @@ class SyncService {
 		$this->circleRequest = $circleRequest;
 		$this->memberRequest = $memberRequest;
 		$this->federatedUserService = $federatedUserService;
+		$this->federatedEventService = $federatedEventService;
 		$this->memberService = $memberService;
 		$this->membershipService = $membershipService;
 		$this->configService = $configService;
@@ -154,12 +163,15 @@ class SyncService {
 	}
 
 
+	/**
+	 * @return void
+	 */
 	public function syncAll(): void {
 		$this->syncNextcloudUsers();
-		$this->syncNextcloudGroups();
-		$this->syncContacts();
 		$this->syncGlobalScale();
 		$this->syncRemote();
+		$this->syncNextcloudGroups();
+		$this->syncContacts();
 	}
 
 
@@ -226,10 +238,15 @@ class SyncService {
 		$group = $this->groupManager->get($groupId);
 		foreach ($group->getUsers() as $user) {
 			$member = $this->generateGroupMember($circle, $user->getUID());
-			$this->memberRequest->insertOrUpdate($member);
+			$event = new FederatedEvent(SingleMemberAdd::class);
+			$event->setCircle($circle);
+			$event->setMember($member);
+			$this->federatedEventService->newEvent($event);
+
+//			$this->memberRequest->insertOrUpdate($member);
 		}
 
-		$this->membershipService->onUpdate($circle->getSingleId());
+//		$this->membershipService->onUpdate($circle->getSingleId());
 
 		return $circle;
 	}
@@ -336,9 +353,15 @@ class SyncService {
 	public function groupMemberAdded(string $groupId, string $userId): void {
 		$circle = $this->federatedUserService->getGroupCircle($groupId);
 		$member = $this->generateGroupMember($circle, $userId);
-		$this->memberRequest->insertOrUpdate($member);
 
-		$this->membershipService->onUpdate($member->getSingleId());
+		$event = new FederatedEvent(SingleMemberAdd::class);
+		$event->setCircle($circle);
+		$event->setMember($member);
+		$this->federatedEventService->newEvent($event);
+
+//		$this->memberRequest->insertOrUpdate($member);
+
+//		$this->membershipService->onUpdate($member->getSingleId());
 	}