diff --git a/example/src/tests/groupTests.ts b/example/src/tests/groupTests.ts
index 6f4ab050e..4df83a94e 100644
--- a/example/src/tests/groupTests.ts
+++ b/example/src/tests/groupTests.ts
@@ -950,6 +950,8 @@ test('can stream groups', async () => {
     throw Error('Unexpected num groups (should be 1): ' + groups.length)
   }
 
+  assert(groups[0].members.length == 2, "should be 2")
+
   // bo creates a group with alix so a stream callback is fired
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
   const boGroup = await boClient.conversations.newGroup([alixClient.address])
@@ -2035,12 +2037,9 @@ test('can create new installation without breaking group', async () => {
     233, 120, 198, 96, 154, 65, 132, 17, 132, 96, 250, 40, 103, 35, 125, 64,
     166, 83, 208, 224, 254, 44, 205, 227, 175, 49, 234, 129, 74, 252, 135, 145,
   ])
-  const wallet1 = new Wallet(
-    '0xc54c62dd3ad018ef94f20f0722cae33919e65270ad74f2d1794291088800f788'
-  )
-  const wallet2 = new Wallet(
-    '0x8d40c1c40473975cc6bbdc0465e70cc2e98f45f3c3474ca9b809caa9c4f53c0b'
-  )
+  const wallet1 = Wallet.createRandom()
+  const wallet2 = Wallet.createRandom()
+
   const client1 = await Client.create(wallet1, {
     env: 'local',
     appVersion: 'Testing/0.0.0',
diff --git a/src/lib/Conversations.ts b/src/lib/Conversations.ts
index 693df85ec..8d4cd8dce 100644
--- a/src/lib/Conversations.ts
+++ b/src/lib/Conversations.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from './ConversationContainer'
 import { DecodedMessage } from './DecodedMessage'
 import { Group, GroupParams } from './Group'
+import { Member } from './Member'
 import { CreateGroupOptions } from './types/CreateGroupOptions'
 import { EventTypes } from './types/EventTypes'
 import { PermissionPolicySet } from './types/PermissionPolicySet'
@@ -149,7 +150,10 @@ export default class Conversations<
           return
         }
         this.known[group.id] = true
-        await callback(new Group(this.client, group))
+        const members = group['members'].map((mem: string) => {
+          return Member.from(mem)
+        })
+        await callback(new Group(this.client, group, members))
       }
     )
     this.subscriptions[EventTypes.Group] = groupsSubscription
@@ -286,10 +290,16 @@ export default class Conversations<
 
         this.known[conversationContainer.topic] = true
         if (conversationContainer.version === ConversationVersion.GROUP) {
+          const members = conversationContainer['members'].map(
+            (mem: string) => {
+              return Member.from(mem)
+            }
+          )
           return await callback(
             new Group(
               this.client,
-              conversationContainer as unknown as GroupParams
+              conversationContainer as unknown as GroupParams,
+              members
             )
           )
         } else {
diff --git a/src/lib/Group.ts b/src/lib/Group.ts
index 459bfd6d2..92621e4cf 100644
--- a/src/lib/Group.ts
+++ b/src/lib/Group.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export type PermissionUpdateOption = 'allow' | 'deny' | 'admin' | 'super_admin'
 export interface GroupParams {
   id: string
   createdAt: number
+  members: string[]
   creatorInboxId: InboxId
   topic: string
   name: string