diff --git a/xmpp/handlers.go b/xmpp/handlers.go
index 38266da..365ab20 100644
--- a/xmpp/handlers.go
+++ b/xmpp/handlers.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"dev.narayana.im/narayana/telegabber/persistence"
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ const (
 
 const MUC_DEFAULT_HISTORY_LIMIT int32 = 20
 
+// kludge for client resuming after the transport restart (by full jids)
+var probeFired = make(map[string]bool)
+var probeFiredLock = sync.Mutex{}
+
 func logPacketType(p stanza.Packet) {
 	log.Warnf("Ignoring packet: %T\n", p)
 }
@@ -549,23 +554,31 @@ func handlePresence(s xmpp.Sender, p stanza.Presence) {
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error(errors.Wrap(err, "TDlib connection failure"))
 			} else {
-				for status := range session.StatusesRange() {
-					show, description, typ := status.Destruct()
-					newArgs := []args.V{
-						gateway.SPImmed(false),
+				var probeFiredForFrom bool
+				probeFiredLock.Lock()
+				_, probeFiredForFrom = probeFired[p.From]
+				probeFired[p.From] = true
+				probeFiredLock.Unlock()
+
+				if p.Type != "probe" || !probeFiredForFrom {
+					for status := range session.StatusesRange() {
+						show, description, typ := status.Destruct()
+						newArgs := []args.V{
+							gateway.SPImmed(false),
+						}
+						if typ != "" {
+							newArgs = append(newArgs, gateway.SPType(typ))
+						}
+						go session.ProcessStatusUpdate(
+							status.ID,
+							description,
+							show,
+							newArgs...,
+						)
 					}
-					if typ != "" {
-						newArgs = append(newArgs, gateway.SPType(typ))
-					}
-					go session.ProcessStatusUpdate(
-						status.ID,
-						description,
-						show,
-						newArgs...,
-					)
+					probeClientFeatures(p.From, component)
+					session.UpdateChatNicknames()
 				}
-				probeClientFeatures(p.From, component)
-				session.UpdateChatNicknames()
 			}
 		}()
 	}