diff --git a/highlighter action extension/ActionViewController.swift b/highlighter action extension/ActionViewController.swift
index 7fbab04f..46a63b48 100644
--- a/highlighter action extension/ActionViewController.swift	
+++ b/highlighter action extension/ActionViewController.swift	
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ struct ShareExtensionView: View {
                 return
             }
             self.state = DamusState(keypair: keypair)
+            self.state?.nostrNetwork.connect()
         })
         .onChange(of: self.highlighter_state) {
             if case .cancelled = highlighter_state {
diff --git a/share extension/ShareViewController.swift b/share extension/ShareViewController.swift
index fa68dfb2..2afa8624 100644
--- a/share extension/ShareViewController.swift	
+++ b/share extension/ShareViewController.swift	
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ struct ShareExtensionView: View {
             return false
         }
         state = DamusState(keypair: keypair)
+        state?.nostrNetwork.connect()
         return true
     }