diff --git a/src/runtime/communication.rs b/src/runtime/communication.rs
index 26e13100c7018bf8425bca02de578f8810109573..22469470de1c9cd16a9856b7d7eed5d9847d3f26 100644
--- a/src/runtime/communication.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/communication.rs
@@ -520,6 +520,8 @@ impl MonoContext for MonoPContext<'_> {
             info: EndpointInfo { polarity: Putter, channel_id },
             endpoint: b,
         });
+        self.ekeys.insert(kp);
+        self.ekeys.insert(kg);
         log!(
             &mut self.inner.logger,
             "!! MonoContext callback to new_channel. returning ekeys {:?}!",