diff --git a/src/messenger/webim/libs/groups.php b/src/messenger/webim/libs/groups.php
index 7cccc295..0c10d94e 100644
--- a/src/messenger/webim/libs/groups.php
+++ b/src/messenger/webim/libs/groups.php
@@ -47,4 +47,18 @@ function setup_group_settings_tabs($gid, $active) {
 	}
 }
 
+function get_operator_groupslist($operatorid, $link) {
+	global $settings;
+	if($settings['enablegroups'] == '1') {
+		$groupids = array(0);
+		$allgroups = select_multi_assoc("select groupid from chatgroupoperator where operatorid = $operatorid order by groupid",$link);
+		foreach($allgroups as $g) {
+			$groupids[] = $g['groupid'];	
+		}
+		return implode(",", $groupids); 
+	} else {
+		return ""; 
+	}
+}
+
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/messenger/webim/operator/update.php b/src/messenger/webim/operator/update.php
index 3490a604..7b1cc484 100644
--- a/src/messenger/webim/operator/update.php
+++ b/src/messenger/webim/operator/update.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ require_once('../libs/common.php');
 require_once('../libs/chat.php');
 require_once('../libs/userinfo.php');
 require_once('../libs/operator.php');
+require_once('../libs/groups.php');
 
 $operator = get_logged_in();
 if( !$operator ) {
@@ -151,7 +152,12 @@ function print_pending_threads($groupids,$since) {
 $since = verifyparam( "since", "/^\d{1,9}$/", 0);
 $status = verifyparam( "status", "/^\d{1,2}$/", 0);
 
-loadsettings();
+$link = connect();
+loadsettings_($link);
+if(!isset($_SESSION['operatorgroups'])) {
+	$_SESSION['operatorgroups'] = get_operator_groupslist($operator['operatorid'], $link); 
+}
+mysql_close($link);
 $groupids = $_SESSION['operatorgroups'];
 print_pending_threads($groupids,$since);
 notify_operator_alive($operator['operatorid'], $status);
diff --git a/src/messenger/webim/operator/users.php b/src/messenger/webim/operator/users.php
index 38e982de..3e42fa31 100644
--- a/src/messenger/webim/operator/users.php
+++ b/src/messenger/webim/operator/users.php
@@ -21,25 +21,17 @@
 
 require_once('../libs/common.php');
 require_once('../libs/operator.php');
+require_once('../libs/groups.php');
 
 $operator = check_login();
 $status = isset($_GET['away']) ? 1 : 0;
 
 notify_operator_alive($operator['operatorid'], $status);
 
-loadsettings();
-if($settings['enablegroups'] == '1') {
-	$link = connect();
-	$groupids = array(0);
-	$allgroups = select_multi_assoc("select groupid from chatgroupoperator where operatorid = ".$operator['operatorid']." order by groupid",$link);
-	foreach($allgroups as $g) {
-		$groupids[] = $g['groupid'];	
-	}
-	$_SESSION['operatorgroups'] = implode(",", $groupids); 
-	mysql_close($link);
-} else {
-	$_SESSION['operatorgroups'] = ""; 
-}
+$link = connect();
+loadsettings_($link);
+$_SESSION['operatorgroups'] = get_operator_groupslist($operator['operatorid'], $link); 
+mysql_close($link);
 
 $page = array();
 $page['havemenu'] = isset($_GET['nomenu']) ? "0" : "1";