From f010b97fef53e8e330f3ba390f6b0bd4a58db2d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jon Staab <shtaab@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:08:25 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Fix requesting to join room

---
 zooid/groups.go | 24 ++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/zooid/groups.go b/zooid/groups.go
index 1a0ae9e..cc55248 100644
--- a/zooid/groups.go
+++ b/zooid/groups.go
@@ -290,14 +290,6 @@ func (g *GroupStore) CheckWrite(event nostr.Event) string {
 		return "invalid: group not found"
 	}
 
-	if event.Kind == nostr.KindSimpleGroupJoinRequest && g.IsMember(h, event.PubKey) {
-		return "duplicate: already a member"
-	}
-
-	if event.Kind == nostr.KindSimpleGroupLeaveRequest && !g.IsMember(h, event.PubKey) {
-		return "duplicate: not currently a member"
-	}
-
 	if slices.Contains(nip29.ModerationEventKinds, event.Kind) && !g.Config.CanManage(event.PubKey) {
 		return "restricted: you are not authorized to manage groups"
 	}
@@ -306,6 +298,22 @@ func (g *GroupStore) CheckWrite(event nostr.Event) string {
 		return "invalid: group not found"
 	}
 
+	if event.Kind == nostr.KindSimpleGroupJoinRequest {
+  	if g.IsMember(h, event.PubKey) {
+  		return "duplicate: already a member"
+  	} else {
+      return ""
+  	}
+	}
+
+	if event.Kind == nostr.KindSimpleGroupLeaveRequest {
+  	if !g.IsMember(h, event.PubKey) {
+  		return "duplicate: not currently a member"
+  	} else {
+      return ""
+  	}
+	}
+
 	if HasTag(meta.Tags, "closed") && !g.HasAccess(h, event.PubKey) {
 		return "restricted: you are not a member of that group"
 	}