diff --git a/www/common/outer/async-store.js b/www/common/outer/async-store.js
index 579cb9ba9..6972a8c73 100644
--- a/www/common/outer/async-store.js
+++ b/www/common/outer/async-store.js
@@ -1703,26 +1703,29 @@ define([
                     // There is an allow list: check if we can authenticate
                     if (!Array.isArray(allowed)) { return void cb('EINVAL'); }
                     if (!store.loggedIn || !store.proxy.edPublic) { return void cb('EFORBIDDEN'); }
-                    var rpc;
-                    var teamModule = store.modules['team'];
-                    var teams = (teamModule && teamModule.getTeams()) || [];
-
-                    if (allowed.indexOf(store.proxy.edPublic) !== -1) {
-                        // We are allowed: use our own rpc
-                        rpc = store.rpc;
-                    } else if (teams.some(function (teamId) {
-                        // We're not allowed: check our teams
-                        var ed = Util.find(store, ['proxy', 'teams', teamId, 'keys', 'drive', 'edPublic']);
-                        if (allowed.indexOf(ed) === -1) { return false; }
-                        // This team is allowed: use its rpc
-                        var t = teamModule.getTeam(teamId);
-                        rpc = t.rpc;
-                        return true;
-                    })) {}
 
-                    if (!rpc) { return void cb('EFORBIDDEN'); }
-                    rpc.send('COOKIE', '', function (err) {
-                        cb(err);
+                    onReadyEvt.reg(function () {
+                        var rpc;
+                        var teamModule = store.modules['team'];
+                        var teams = (teamModule && teamModule.getTeams()) || [];
+
+                        if (allowed.indexOf(store.proxy.edPublic) !== -1) {
+                            // We are allowed: use our own rpc
+                            rpc = store.rpc;
+                        } else if (teams.some(function (teamId) {
+                            // We're not allowed: check our teams
+                            var ed = Util.find(store, ['proxy', 'teams', teamId, 'keys', 'drive', 'edPublic']);
+                            if (allowed.indexOf(ed) === -1) { return false; }
+                            // This team is allowed: use its rpc
+                            var t = teamModule.getTeam(teamId);
+                            rpc = t.rpc;
+                            return true;
+                        })) {}
+
+                        if (!rpc) { return void cb('EFORBIDDEN'); }
+                        rpc.send('COOKIE', '', function (err) {
+                            cb(err);
+                        });
                     });
                 },
                 onConnectionChange: function (info) {
diff --git a/www/common/outer/sharedfolder.js b/www/common/outer/sharedfolder.js
index 05428e11e..8ade0d250 100644
--- a/www/common/outer/sharedfolder.js
+++ b/www/common/outer/sharedfolder.js
@@ -107,6 +107,20 @@ define([
         // If we try to load an existing shared folder (isNew === false) but this folder
         // doesn't exist in the database, abort and cb
         nThen(function (waitFor) {
+            // XXX use a config.cache flag in the new branches
+            // If we don't have a network yet and we're pulling our own SF (no team id)
+            // Make sure we have a cache
+            if (!config.store.id && !config.store.network) {
+                Cache.getChannelCache(secret.channel, waitFor(function (err, res) {
+                    if (err === "EINVAL") { // Cache not found
+                        waitFor.abort();
+                        store.manager.restrictedProxy(id, secret.channel);
+                        // XXX unrestrict when we connect?
+                        return void cb(null);
+                    }
+                }));
+            }
+        }).nThen(function (waitFor) {
             isNewChannel(null, { channel: secret.channel }, waitFor(function (obj) {
                 if (obj.isNew && !isNew) {
                     store.manager.deprecateProxy(id, secret.channel);
@@ -190,7 +204,7 @@ define([
                     validateKey: secret.keys.validateKey || undefined,
                     owners: owners
                 },
-                //onRejected: onRejected // XXX not working
+                onRejected: onRejected // XXX not working
             };
             var rt = sf.rt = Listmap.create(listmapConfig);
             rt.proxy.on('cacheready', function () {