diff --git a/mls-rs/src/client.rs b/mls-rs/src/client.rs
index c5f9e19a..94f2713a 100644
--- a/mls-rs/src/client.rs
+++ b/mls-rs/src/client.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 // Copyright by contributors to this project.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
 
-use crate::group::snapshot::legacy::LegacySnapshot;
 use crate::cipher_suite::CipherSuite;
 use crate::client_builder::{recreate_config, BaseConfig, ClientBuilder, MakeConfig};
 use crate::client_config::ClientConfig;
 use crate::group::framing::MlsMessage;
+use crate::group::snapshot::legacy::LegacySnapshot;
 
 use crate::group::{cipher_suite_provider, validate_group_info_joiner, GroupInfo};
 use crate::group::{
@@ -688,8 +688,6 @@ where
                 Group::from_snapshot(self.config.clone(), legacy.into()).await
             }
         }
-
-        
     }
 
     /// Load an existing group state into this client using the
diff --git a/mls-rs/src/group/framing.rs b/mls-rs/src/group/framing.rs
index 3df6195c..23f3dc20 100644
--- a/mls-rs/src/group/framing.rs
+++ b/mls-rs/src/group/framing.rs
@@ -386,6 +386,13 @@ impl MlsMessage {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn is_welcome(&self) -> bool {
+        match self.payload {
+            MlsMessagePayload::Welcome(_) => true,
+            _ => false,
+        }
+    }
+
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn into_group_info(self) -> Option<GroupInfo> {
         match self.payload {