diff --git a/src/libs/endorserServer.ts b/src/libs/endorserServer.ts
index 744fc9dce..3fb46edff 100644
--- a/src/libs/endorserServer.ts
+++ b/src/libs/endorserServer.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
-import { Axios, AxiosResponse, RawAxiosRequestHeaders } from "axios";
+import {
+  Axios,
+  AxiosRequestConfig,
+  AxiosResponse,
+  RawAxiosRequestHeaders,
+} from "axios";
 import * as didJwt from "did-jwt";
 import { LRUCache } from "lru-cache";
 import * as R from "ramda";
 import { IIdentifier } from "@veramo/core";
 
+import { DEFAULT_IMAGE_API_SERVER } from "@/constants/app";
 import { Contact } from "@/db/tables/contacts";
 import { accessToken, SimpleSigner } from "@/libs/crypto";
 import { NonsensitiveDexie } from "@/db/index";
@@ -1007,3 +1013,39 @@ export async function setVisibilityUtil(
     return { error: "Check connectivity and try again." };
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Fetches rate limits from the Endorser server.
+ *
+ * @param apiServer endorser server URL string
+ * @param axios Axios instance
+ * @param {IIdentifier} identity - The identity object to check rate limits for.
+ * @returns {Promise<AxiosResponse>} The Axios response object.
+ */
+export async function fetchEndorserRateLimits(
+  apiServer: string,
+  axios: Axios,
+  identity: IIdentifier,
+) {
+  const url = `${apiServer}/api/report/rateLimits`;
+  const headers = await getHeaders(identity);
+  return await axios.get(url, { headers } as AxiosRequestConfig);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fetches rate limits from the image server.
+ *
+ * @param apiServer image server URL string
+ * @param axios Axios instance
+ * @param {IIdentifier} identity - The identity object to check rate limits for.
+ * @returns {Promise<AxiosResponse>} The Axios response object.
+ */
+export async function fetchImageRateLimits(
+  apiServer: string,
+  axios: Axios,
+  identity: IIdentifier,
+) {
+  const url = DEFAULT_IMAGE_API_SERVER + "/image-limits";
+  const headers = await getHeaders(identity);
+  return await axios.get(url, { headers } as AxiosRequestConfig);
+}
diff --git a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
index 17b019c0b..0c84f6ef0 100644
--- a/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
+++ b/src/views/AccountViewView.vue
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import { AxiosError, AxiosRequestConfig } from "axios";
+import { AxiosError } from "axios";
 import Dexie from "dexie";
 import "dexie-export-import";
 import { ImportProgress } from "dexie-export-import/dist/import";
@@ -637,6 +637,8 @@ import {
   ErrorResponse,
   EndorserRateLimits,
   ImageRateLimits,
+  fetchEndorserRateLimits,
+  fetchImageRateLimits,
 } from "@/libs/endorserServer";
 import { Buffer } from "buffer/";
 import EntityIcon from "@/components/EntityIcon.vue";
@@ -1202,7 +1204,11 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
     this.limitsMessage = "";
 
     try {
-      const resp = await this.fetchEndorserRateLimits(identity);
+      const resp = await fetchEndorserRateLimits(
+        this.apiServer,
+        this.axios,
+        identity,
+      );
       if (resp.status === 200) {
         this.endorserLimits = resp.data;
         if (!this.isRegistered) {
@@ -1226,7 +1232,11 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
             );
           }
         }
-        const imageResp = await this.fetchImageRateLimits(identity);
+        const imageResp = await fetchImageRateLimits(
+          this.apiServer,
+          this.axios,
+          identity,
+        );
         if (imageResp.status === 200) {
           this.imageLimits = imageResp.data;
         }
@@ -1249,30 +1259,6 @@ export default class AccountViewView extends Vue {
     this.loadingLimits = false;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Fetches rate limits from the Endorser server.
-   *
-   * @param {IIdentifier} identity - The identity object to check rate limits for.
-   * @returns {Promise<AxiosResponse>} The Axios response object.
-   */
-  private async fetchEndorserRateLimits(identity: IIdentifier) {
-    const url = `${this.apiServer}/api/report/rateLimits`;
-    const headers = await this.getHeaders(identity);
-    return await this.axios.get(url, { headers } as AxiosRequestConfig);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Fetches rate limits from the image server.
-   *
-   * @param {IIdentifier} identity - The identity object to check rate limits for.
-   * @returns {Promise<AxiosResponse>} The Axios response object.
-   */
-  private async fetchImageRateLimits(identity: IIdentifier) {
-    const url = DEFAULT_IMAGE_API_SERVER + "/image-limits";
-    const headers = await this.getHeaders(identity);
-    return await this.axios.get(url, { headers } as AxiosRequestConfig);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Handles errors that occur while fetching rate limits.
    *
diff --git a/src/views/HomeView.vue b/src/views/HomeView.vue
index 32ff77531..5f5daf933 100644
--- a/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@
 import { UAParser } from "ua-parser-js";
 import { IIdentifier } from "@veramo/core";
 import { Component, Vue } from "vue-facing-decorator";
+import { Router } from "vue-router";
 
 import EntityIcon from "@/components/EntityIcon.vue";
 import GiftedDialog from "@/components/GiftedDialog.vue";
@@ -323,6 +324,7 @@ import {
   contactForDid,
   containsNonHiddenDid,
   didInfoForContact,
+  fetchEndorserRateLimits,
   getPlanFromCache,
   GiverReceiverInputInfo,
   GiveSummaryRecord,
@@ -378,7 +380,7 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
   showShortcutBvc = false;
   userAgentInfo = new UAParser(); // see https://docs.uaparser.js.org/v2/api/ua-parser-js/get-os.html
 
-  public async getIdentity(activeDid: string) {
+  public async getIdentity(activeDid: string): Promise<IIdentifier | null> {
     await accountsDB.open();
     const account = (await accountsDB.accounts
       .where("did")
@@ -424,8 +426,29 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
         this.isCreatingIdentifier = false;
       }
 
-      // this returns a Promise but we don't need to wait for it
+      // someone may have have registered after sharing contact info
+      if (!this.isRegistered && this.activeDid) {
+        const identity = await this.getIdentity(this.activeDid);
+        try {
+          const resp = await fetchEndorserRateLimits(
+            this.apiServer,
+            this.axios,
+            identity as IIdentifier,
+          );
+          if (resp.status === 200) {
+            // we just needed to know that they're registered
+            await db.open();
+            db.settings.update(MASTER_SETTINGS_KEY, {
+              isRegistered: true,
+            });
+            this.isRegistered = true;
+          }
+        } catch (e) {
+          // ignore the error... just keep us unregistered
+        }
+      }
 
+      // this returns a Promise but we don't need to wait for it
       await this.updateAllFeed();
 
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
@@ -713,7 +736,7 @@ export default class HomeView extends Vue {
     const route = {
       path: "/claim/" + encodeURIComponent(jwtId),
     };
-    this.$router.push(route);
+    (this.$router as Router).push(route);
   }
 
   displayAmount(code: string, amt: number) {