diff --git a/src/lib/mtproto/referenceDatabase.ts b/src/lib/mtproto/referenceDatabase.ts
index d6a547fb..a3cf4fb1 100644
--- a/src/lib/mtproto/referenceDatabase.ts
+++ b/src/lib/mtproto/referenceDatabase.ts
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ class ReferenceDatabase {
     if(!contexts) {
       contexts = new Set();
       this.contexts.set(reference, contexts);
+      this.links[bytesToHex(reference)] = reference;
     }
-    
-    this.links[bytesToHex(reference)] = reference;
+
     for(const _context of contexts) {
       if(deepEqual(_context, context)) {
         return;