diff --git a/app/lib/dup/indexer.js b/app/lib/dup/indexer.js
index f99fbc9b08f500837af0348e2ab37a5054e63936..ab06ebdf82005faee14815b30a55bb1bd963d29c 100644
--- a/app/lib/dup/indexer.js
+++ b/app/lib/dup/indexer.js
@@ -1586,6 +1586,7 @@ function checkPeopleAreNotOudistanced (pubkeys, newLinks, newcomers, conf, dal)
         tempLinks.push({ from: fromNode, to: toNode });
       }
     }
+    wotb.setMaxCert(conf.sigStock + tempLinks.length);
     tempLinks.forEach((link) => wotb.addLink(link.from, link.to));
     // Checking distance of each member against them
     let error;