diff --git a/client/gui.go b/client/gui.go
index a275adc..efcbafa 100644
--- a/client/gui.go
+++ b/client/gui.go
@@ -2505,9 +2505,7 @@ func (c *guiClient) newContactUI(contact *Contact) interface{} {
 	existing := contact != nil
 	if existing {
 		name = contact.name
-	} else {
-		c.initSocialGraphRecords(contact)
-	}
+	} 
 
 	grid := Grid{
 		widgetBase: widgetBase{name: "grid", margin: 5},
@@ -2641,6 +2639,7 @@ Manual keying (not generally recommended) involves exchanging key material with
 		isPending: true,
 		id:        c.randId(),
 	}
+	c.initSocialGraphRecords(contact)
 
 	c.gui.Actions() <- SetText{name: "error1", text: ""}
 	c.gui.Actions() <- Sensitive{name: "name", sensitive: false}
diff --git a/client/introduce.go b/client/introduce.go
index 7b276c5..746a400 100644
--- a/client/introduce.go
+++ b/client/introduce.go
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ func (contact *Contact) keepSocialGraphRecords() bool {
 func (c *client) initSocialGraphRecords(contact *Contact) {
 	// If all existing contacts have the Dark Web of Trust disabled then 
 	// new contacts should start with the Dark Web of Trust disabled too.
-	if contact.introducedBy == 0 && len(c.contacts) > 0 {
-		contact.introducedBy = disableDarkWebOfTrust 
-		for _,cnt := range c.contacts {
-			if cnt.introducedBy != disableDarkWebOfTrust {
-				contact.introducedBy = 0
-				break
-			}
+	if contact.introducedBy != 0 { return }
+	if c.contacts == nil && len(c.contacts) == 0 { return }
+	contact.introducedBy = disableDarkWebOfTrust 
+	for _,cnt := range c.contacts {
+		if cnt.introducedBy != disableDarkWebOfTrust {
+			contact.introducedBy = 0
+			break
 		}
 	}
 }