diff --git a/management/server/account/manager.go b/management/server/account/manager.go
index 2e6a11f05..3960008cc 100644
--- a/management/server/account/manager.go
+++ b/management/server/account/manager.go
@@ -129,9 +129,7 @@ type Manager interface {
 	GetAccountSettings(ctx context.Context, accountID string, userID string) (*types.Settings, error)
 	DeleteSetupKey(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, keyID string) error
 	UpdateAccountPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string, reason types.UpdateReason)
-	UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerIDs []string)
-	BufferUpdateAffectedPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerIDs []string, reason types.UpdateReason)
-	ResolveAffectedPeers(ctx context.Context, s store.Store, accountID string, change affectedpeers.Change) []string
+	ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx context.Context, accountID string, snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot, change affectedpeers.Change)
 	BufferUpdateAccountPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string, reason types.UpdateReason)
 	BuildUserInfosForAccount(ctx context.Context, accountID, initiatorUserID string, accountUsers []*types.User) (map[string]*types.UserInfo, error)
 	SyncUserJWTGroups(ctx context.Context, userAuth auth.UserAuth) error
diff --git a/management/server/account/manager_mock.go b/management/server/account/manager_mock.go
index dcd9a671f..be104c8ab 100644
--- a/management/server/account/manager_mock.go
+++ b/management/server/account/manager_mock.go
@@ -123,18 +123,6 @@ func (mr *MockManagerMockRecorder) BufferUpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, reas
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "BufferUpdateAccountPeers", reflect.TypeOf((*MockManager)(nil).BufferUpdateAccountPeers), ctx, accountID, reason)
 }
 
-// BufferUpdateAffectedPeers mocks base method.
-func (m *MockManager) BufferUpdateAffectedPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerIDs []string, reason types.UpdateReason) {
-	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	m.ctrl.Call(m, "BufferUpdateAffectedPeers", ctx, accountID, peerIDs, reason)
-}
-
-// BufferUpdateAffectedPeers indicates an expected call of BufferUpdateAffectedPeers.
-func (mr *MockManagerMockRecorder) BufferUpdateAffectedPeers(ctx, accountID, peerIDs, reason interface{}) *gomock.Call {
-	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "BufferUpdateAffectedPeers", reflect.TypeOf((*MockManager)(nil).BufferUpdateAffectedPeers), ctx, accountID, peerIDs, reason)
-}
-
 // BuildUserInfosForAccount mocks base method.
 func (m *MockManager) BuildUserInfosForAccount(ctx context.Context, accountID, initiatorUserID string, accountUsers []*types.User) (map[string]*types.UserInfo, error) {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
@@ -1650,30 +1638,16 @@ func (mr *MockManagerMockRecorder) UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, reason int
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "UpdateAccountPeers", reflect.TypeOf((*MockManager)(nil).UpdateAccountPeers), ctx, accountID, reason)
 }
 
-// UpdateAffectedPeers mocks base method.
-func (m *MockManager) UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerIDs []string) {
+// ExpandAndUpdateAffected mocks base method.
+func (m *MockManager) ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx context.Context, accountID string, snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot, change affectedpeers.Change) {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	m.ctrl.Call(m, "UpdateAffectedPeers", ctx, accountID, peerIDs)
+	m.ctrl.Call(m, "ExpandAndUpdateAffected", ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 }
 
-// UpdateAffectedPeers indicates an expected call of UpdateAffectedPeers.
-func (mr *MockManagerMockRecorder) UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx, accountID, peerIDs interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+// ExpandAndUpdateAffected indicates an expected call of ExpandAndUpdateAffected.
+func (mr *MockManagerMockRecorder) ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change interface{}) *gomock.Call {
 	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "UpdateAffectedPeers", reflect.TypeOf((*MockManager)(nil).UpdateAffectedPeers), ctx, accountID, peerIDs)
-}
-
-// ResolveAffectedPeers mocks base method.
-func (m *MockManager) ResolveAffectedPeers(ctx context.Context, s store.Store, accountID string, change affectedpeers.Change) []string {
-	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "ResolveAffectedPeers", ctx, s, accountID, change)
-	ret0, _ := ret[0].([]string)
-	return ret0
-}
-
-// ResolveAffectedPeers indicates an expected call of ResolveAffectedPeers.
-func (mr *MockManagerMockRecorder) ResolveAffectedPeers(ctx, s, accountID, change interface{}) *gomock.Call {
-	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "ResolveAffectedPeers", reflect.TypeOf((*MockManager)(nil).ResolveAffectedPeers), ctx, s, accountID, change)
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "ExpandAndUpdateAffected", reflect.TypeOf((*MockManager)(nil).ExpandAndUpdateAffected), ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 }
 
 // UpdateAccountSettings mocks base method.
diff --git a/management/server/affected_peers_coverage_test.go b/management/server/affected_peers_coverage_test.go
index a82a66168..56917905f 100644
--- a/management/server/affected_peers_coverage_test.go
+++ b/management/server/affected_peers_coverage_test.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func TestAffectedPeers_DependencyCoverageMatrix(t *testing.T) {
 			ctx := context.Background()
 
 			change, mustContain, mustExclude := r.build(t, s, ctx)
-			affected := s.manager.ResolveAffectedPeers(ctx, s.manager.Store, s.accountID, change)
+			affected := resolveAffected(t, s.manager.Store, s.accountID, change)
 
 			for _, id := range mustContain {
 				assert.Contains(t, affected, id, "expected peer to be affected")
diff --git a/management/server/affected_peers_property_test.go b/management/server/affected_peers_property_test.go
index 82dd91cf4..f393465bc 100644
--- a/management/server/affected_peers_property_test.go
+++ b/management/server/affected_peers_property_test.go
@@ -146,7 +146,11 @@ func TestAffectedPeers_Property_ResolverSupersetsRealChanges(t *testing.T) {
 		resolvedSet := make(map[string]struct{})
 		resolve := func() {
 			require.NoError(t, s.manager.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(tx store.Store) error {
-				for _, id := range s.manager.ResolveAffectedPeers(ctx, tx, s.accountID, change) {
+				snap, err := affectedpeers.Load(ctx, tx, s.accountID, change)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				for _, id := range snap.Expand(ctx, s.accountID, change) {
 					resolvedSet[id] = struct{}{}
 				}
 				return nil
diff --git a/management/server/affected_peers_querycount_test.go b/management/server/affected_peers_querycount_test.go
index 56e9c1bd4..d451a0a29 100644
--- a/management/server/affected_peers_querycount_test.go
+++ b/management/server/affected_peers_querycount_test.go
@@ -103,8 +103,10 @@ func TestAffectedPeers_QueryCount_NoRedundantFullTableLoads(t *testing.T) {
 	cs := newCountingStore(s.manager.Store)
 
 	// A group change that exercises policies, routers, resources and the bridge.
-	affected, err := affectedpeers.Resolve(ctx, cs, s.accountID, affectedpeers.Change{ChangedGroupIDs: []string{s.sourceGroupID}})
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{ChangedGroupIDs: []string{s.sourceGroupID}}
+	snap, err := affectedpeers.Load(ctx, cs, s.accountID, change)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	affected := snap.Expand(ctx, s.accountID, change)
 	assert.Contains(t, affected, s.routerPeerID, "bridge must still resolve the routing peer")
 
 	for _, name := range []string{"policies", "routes", "nameservers", "dnssettings", "routers", "resources"} {
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ func TestAffectedPeers_QueryCount_NarrowChangeSkipsLoads(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// A bare network change drives only the router->source bridge: routers and
 	// resources are needed, but routes/nameservers/dnssettings/services are not.
-	_, err := affectedpeers.Resolve(ctx, cs, s.accountID, affectedpeers.Change{Networks: []*networkTypes.Network{{ID: s.networkID}}})
+	_, err := affectedpeers.Load(ctx, cs, s.accountID, affectedpeers.Change{Networks: []*networkTypes.Network{{ID: s.networkID}}})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, cs.count("routes"), "routes must not be loaded for a network-only change")
diff --git a/management/server/affected_peers_router_paths_test.go b/management/server/affected_peers_router_paths_test.go
index 22db1bee6..11313c387 100644
--- a/management/server/affected_peers_router_paths_test.go
+++ b/management/server/affected_peers_router_paths_test.go
@@ -16,11 +16,21 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *routerScenario) resolveGroupChangeAffected(ctx context.Context, changedGroupIDs []string) []string {
-	return s.manager.ResolveAffectedPeers(ctx, s.manager.Store, s.accountID, affectedpeers.Change{ChangedGroupIDs: changedGroupIDs})
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{ChangedGroupIDs: changedGroupIDs}
+	snap, err := affectedpeers.Load(ctx, s.manager.Store, s.accountID, change)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return snap.Expand(ctx, s.accountID, change)
 }
 
 func (s *routerScenario) resolvePeerChangeAffected(ctx context.Context, changedPeerIDs []string) []string {
-	return s.manager.resolveAffectedPeersForPeerChanges(ctx, s.manager.Store, s.accountID, changedPeerIDs)
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{ChangedPeerIDs: changedPeerIDs}
+	snap, err := affectedpeers.Load(ctx, s.manager.Store, s.accountID, change)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return snap.Expand(ctx, s.accountID, change)
 }
 
 func TestAffectedPeers_GroupChange_SourceGroupMembership_RefreshesRoutingPeer_DirectRouter(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/management/server/affected_peers_router_test.go b/management/server/affected_peers_router_test.go
index 696beb597..dc064e787 100644
--- a/management/server/affected_peers_router_test.go
+++ b/management/server/affected_peers_router_test.go
@@ -187,7 +187,12 @@ func peerToResourcePolicyByResource(sourceGroupID, resourceID string) *types.Pol
 // resolvePolicyAffected mirrors SavePolicy's resolution: resolve the affected
 // peers for the given policy.
 func (s *routerScenario) resolvePolicyAffected(ctx context.Context, policy *types.Policy) []string {
-	return s.manager.ResolveAffectedPeers(ctx, s.manager.Store, s.accountID, affectedpeers.Change{Policies: []*types.Policy{policy}})
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{Policies: []*types.Policy{policy}}
+	snap, err := affectedpeers.Load(ctx, s.manager.Store, s.accountID, change)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return snap.Expand(ctx, s.accountID, change)
 }
 
 func TestAffectedPeers_SourcePeer_DirectRouter(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/management/server/affected_peers_test.go b/management/server/affected_peers_test.go
index 6d49002af..1a9d2d5d9 100644
--- a/management/server/affected_peers_test.go
+++ b/management/server/affected_peers_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
 )
 
+// resolveAffected is a test helper for the resolver's Load+Expand, used where a
+// test asserts on the fully expanded affected peer set.
+func resolveAffected(t *testing.T, s store.Store, accountID string, change affectedpeers.Change) []string {
+	t.Helper()
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	snap, err := affectedpeers.Load(ctx, s, accountID, change)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return snap.Expand(ctx, accountID, change)
+}
+
 // Thin test adapters over affectedpeers.Collect, preserving the (groups, peers)
 // shape these tests assert on after the resolver was unified.
 func collectGroupChangeAffectedGroups(ctx context.Context, s store.Store, accountID string, changedGroupIDs []string) ([]string, []string) {
diff --git a/management/server/affectedpeers/resolver.go b/management/server/affectedpeers/resolver.go
index 118f5b86d..32ccb67d8 100644
--- a/management/server/affectedpeers/resolver.go
+++ b/management/server/affectedpeers/resolver.go
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ type Change struct {
 	Networks        []*networkTypes.Network
 	PostureCheckIDs []string
 
+	// DistributionGroupIDs are groups whose members are directly affected, with no
+	// dependency walk — the change distributes config to the groups' member peers
+	// only (nameserver groups, DNS DisabledManagementGroups), not through the
+	// policy/route reachability graph. Pass old∪new so both states refresh.
+	DistributionGroupIDs []string
+
 	// RemovedPeersByGroup: peers that left a group, keyed by that group. They are no
 	// longer in the group's member index but still lose its reachability, so they are
 	// folded in — but only when the group is linked (an unlinked group has no map
@@ -136,6 +142,7 @@ func (c Change) isEmpty() bool {
 		len(c.Resources) == 0 &&
 		len(c.Networks) == 0 &&
 		len(c.PostureCheckIDs) == 0 &&
+		len(c.DistributionGroupIDs) == 0 &&
 		len(c.RemovedPeersByGroup) == 0
 }
 
@@ -147,25 +154,12 @@ func (snap *Snapshot) Expand(ctx context.Context, accountID string, c Change) []
 		return nil
 	}
 	r := newResolver(ctx, snap, accountID, c)
-	log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("affectedpeers expand start: account=%s changedGroups=%v changedPeers=%v policies=%d routes=%d routers=%d resources=%d networks=%d postureChecks=%v",
-		accountID, c.ChangedGroupIDs, c.ChangedPeerIDs, len(c.Policies), len(c.Routes), len(c.Routers), len(c.Resources), len(c.Networks), c.PostureCheckIDs)
+	log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("affectedpeers expand start: account=%s changedGroups=%v changedPeers=%v policies=%d routes=%d routers=%d resources=%d networks=%d postureChecks=%v distributionGroups=%v",
+		accountID, c.ChangedGroupIDs, c.ChangedPeerIDs, len(c.Policies), len(c.Routes), len(c.Routers), len(c.Resources), len(c.Networks), c.PostureCheckIDs, c.DistributionGroupIDs)
 	r.walk()
 	return r.expand()
 }
 
-// Resolve does Load+Expand in one call, for callers not inside a tx. Tx-bound
-// callers should use Load (in-tx) + Snapshot.Expand (after commit) instead.
-func Resolve(ctx context.Context, s store.Store, accountID string, c Change) ([]string, error) {
-	if c.isEmpty() {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	snap, err := Load(ctx, s, accountID, c)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return snap.Expand(ctx, accountID, c), nil
-}
-
 // Collect returns the affected group and direct-peer IDs without expanding groups
 // to members. Test-only introspection; use Resolve otherwise.
 func Collect(ctx context.Context, s store.Store, accountID string, c Change) (groupIDs []string, directPeerIDs []string) {
@@ -224,6 +218,11 @@ func (r *resolver) walk() {
 	r.collectFromExplicitNetworks(r.change.Networks)
 	r.collectFromPostureChecks(r.change.PostureCheckIDs)
 
+	// Distribution groups (nameserver/DNS) affect only their member peers: fold them
+	// straight into groupSet so expand() maps them to members, without the policy/
+	// route walk that changedGroupSet would trigger.
+	addAll(r.groupSet, r.change.DistributionGroupIDs)
+
 	if len(r.changedGroupSet) > 0 || len(r.changedPeerSet) > 0 {
 		r.collectFromPolicies()
 		r.collectFromRoutes()
diff --git a/management/server/dns.go b/management/server/dns.go
index 027860c98..612c8ecba 100644
--- a/management/server/dns.go
+++ b/management/server/dns.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/modules"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/operations"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveDNSSettings(ctx context.Context, accountID
 	}
 
 	var eventsToStore []func()
-	var affectedPeerIDs []string
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	var change affectedpeers.Change
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		if err = validateDNSSettings(ctx, transaction, accountID, dnsSettingsToSave); err != nil {
@@ -70,8 +72,10 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveDNSSettings(ctx context.Context, accountID
 			return err
 		}
 
-		allGroups := slices.Concat(addedGroups, removedGroups)
-		affectedPeerIDs = am.resolvePeerIDs(ctx, transaction, accountID, allGroups, nil)
+		change = affectedpeers.Change{DistributionGroupIDs: slices.Concat(addedGroups, removedGroups)}
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		return transaction.IncrementNetworkSerial(ctx, accountID)
 	})
@@ -83,12 +87,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveDNSSettings(ctx context.Context, accountID
 		storeEvent()
 	}
 
-	if len(affectedPeerIDs) > 0 {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("SaveDNSSettings: updating %d affected peers: %v", len(affectedPeerIDs), affectedPeerIDs)
-		am.UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx, accountID, affectedPeerIDs)
-	} else {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("SaveDNSSettings: no affected peers")
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/management/server/group.go b/management/server/group.go
index 32dc6252f..51c558c08 100644
--- a/management/server/group.go
+++ b/management/server/group.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) CreateGroup(ctx context.Context, accountID, use
 		storeEvent()
 	}
 
-	am.expandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) UpdateGroup(ctx context.Context, accountID, use
 		storeEvent()
 	}
 
-	am.expandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeleteGroups(ctx context.Context, accountID, us
 		am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, group.ID, accountID, activity.GroupDeleted, group.EventMeta())
 	}
 
-	am.expandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return allErrors
 }
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GroupAddPeer(ctx context.Context, accountID, gr
 		return err
 	}
 
-	am.expandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GroupAddResource(ctx context.Context, accountID
 		return err
 	}
 
-	am.expandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GroupDeletePeer(ctx context.Context, accountID,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	am.expandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) GroupDeleteResource(ctx context.Context, accoun
 		return err
 	}
 
-	am.expandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/management/server/mock_server/account_mock.go b/management/server/mock_server/account_mock.go
index 894f7ce1e..4d03526d2 100644
--- a/management/server/mock_server/account_mock.go
+++ b/management/server/mock_server/account_mock.go
@@ -133,9 +133,7 @@ type MockAccountManager struct {
 
 	AllowSyncFunc                  func(string, uint64) bool
 	UpdateAccountPeersFunc         func(ctx context.Context, accountID string, reason types.UpdateReason)
-	UpdateAffectedPeersFunc        func(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerIDs []string)
-	BufferUpdateAffectedPeersFunc  func(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerIDs []string, reason types.UpdateReason)
-	ResolveAffectedPeersFunc       func(ctx context.Context, s store.Store, accountID string, change affectedpeers.Change) []string
+	ExpandAndUpdateAffectedFunc    func(ctx context.Context, accountID string, snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot, change affectedpeers.Change)
 	BufferUpdateAccountPeersFunc   func(ctx context.Context, accountID string, reason types.UpdateReason)
 	RecalculateNetworkMapCacheFunc func(ctx context.Context, accountId string) error
 
@@ -213,22 +211,9 @@ func (am *MockAccountManager) UpdateAccountPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID
 	}
 }
 
-func (am *MockAccountManager) UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerIDs []string) {
-	if am.UpdateAffectedPeersFunc != nil {
-		am.UpdateAffectedPeersFunc(ctx, accountID, peerIDs)
-	}
-}
-
-func (am *MockAccountManager) ResolveAffectedPeers(ctx context.Context, s store.Store, accountID string, change affectedpeers.Change) []string {
-	if am.ResolveAffectedPeersFunc != nil {
-		return am.ResolveAffectedPeersFunc(ctx, s, accountID, change)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (am *MockAccountManager) BufferUpdateAffectedPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerIDs []string, reason types.UpdateReason) {
-	if am.BufferUpdateAffectedPeersFunc != nil {
-		am.BufferUpdateAffectedPeersFunc(ctx, accountID, peerIDs, reason)
+func (am *MockAccountManager) ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx context.Context, accountID string, snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot, change affectedpeers.Change) {
+	if am.ExpandAndUpdateAffectedFunc != nil {
+		am.ExpandAndUpdateAffectedFunc(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/management/server/nameserver.go b/management/server/nameserver.go
index 18e8f54ea..b9cebf726 100644
--- a/management/server/nameserver.go
+++ b/management/server/nameserver.go
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import (
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"github.com/rs/xid"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/affectedpeers"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/modules"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/permissions/operations"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/store"
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) CreateNameServerGroup(ctx context.Context, acco
 		SearchDomainsEnabled: searchDomainEnabled,
 	}
 
-	var affectedPeerIDs []string
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{DistributionGroupIDs: newNSGroup.Groups}
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		if err = validateNameServerGroup(ctx, transaction, accountID, newNSGroup); err != nil {
@@ -70,7 +71,9 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) CreateNameServerGroup(ctx context.Context, acco
 			return err
 		}
 
-		affectedPeerIDs = am.resolvePeerIDs(ctx, transaction, accountID, newNSGroup.Groups, nil)
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		return transaction.IncrementNetworkSerial(ctx, accountID)
 	})
@@ -80,12 +83,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) CreateNameServerGroup(ctx context.Context, acco
 
 	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, newNSGroup.ID, accountID, activity.NameserverGroupCreated, newNSGroup.EventMeta())
 
-	if len(affectedPeerIDs) > 0 {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("CreateNameServerGroup %s: updating %d affected peers: %v", newNSGroup.ID, len(affectedPeerIDs), affectedPeerIDs)
-		am.UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx, accountID, affectedPeerIDs)
-	} else {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("CreateNameServerGroup %s: no affected peers", newNSGroup.ID)
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return newNSGroup.Copy(), nil
 }
@@ -104,7 +102,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveNameServerGroup(ctx context.Context, accoun
 		return status.NewPermissionDeniedError()
 	}
 
-	var affectedPeerIDs []string
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	var change affectedpeers.Change
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		oldNSGroup, err := transaction.GetNameServerGroupByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthNone, accountID, nsGroupToSave.ID)
@@ -121,8 +120,10 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveNameServerGroup(ctx context.Context, accoun
 			return err
 		}
 
-		allGroups := slices.Concat(nsGroupToSave.Groups, oldNSGroup.Groups)
-		affectedPeerIDs = am.resolvePeerIDs(ctx, transaction, accountID, allGroups, nil)
+		change = affectedpeers.Change{DistributionGroupIDs: slices.Concat(nsGroupToSave.Groups, oldNSGroup.Groups)}
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		return transaction.IncrementNetworkSerial(ctx, accountID)
 	})
@@ -132,12 +133,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveNameServerGroup(ctx context.Context, accoun
 
 	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, nsGroupToSave.ID, accountID, activity.NameserverGroupUpdated, nsGroupToSave.EventMeta())
 
-	if len(affectedPeerIDs) > 0 {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("SaveNameServerGroup %s: updating %d affected peers: %v", nsGroupToSave.ID, len(affectedPeerIDs), affectedPeerIDs)
-		am.UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx, accountID, affectedPeerIDs)
-	} else {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("SaveNameServerGroup %s: no affected peers", nsGroupToSave.ID)
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -153,7 +149,8 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeleteNameServerGroup(ctx context.Context, acco
 	}
 
 	var nsGroup *nbdns.NameServerGroup
-	var affectedPeerIDs []string
+	var snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot
+	var change affectedpeers.Change
 
 	err = am.Store.ExecuteInTransaction(ctx, func(transaction store.Store) error {
 		nsGroup, err = transaction.GetNameServerGroupByID(ctx, store.LockingStrengthUpdate, accountID, nsGroupID)
@@ -161,7 +158,11 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeleteNameServerGroup(ctx context.Context, acco
 			return err
 		}
 
-		affectedPeerIDs = am.resolvePeerIDs(ctx, transaction, accountID, nsGroup.Groups, nil)
+		// Load before delete: the post-delete state no longer references the groups.
+		change = affectedpeers.Change{DistributionGroupIDs: nsGroup.Groups}
+		if snap, err = affectedpeers.Load(ctx, transaction, accountID, change); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		if err = transaction.DeleteNameServerGroup(ctx, accountID, nsGroupID); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -175,12 +176,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeleteNameServerGroup(ctx context.Context, acco
 
 	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, nsGroup.ID, accountID, activity.NameserverGroupDeleted, nsGroup.EventMeta())
 
-	if len(affectedPeerIDs) > 0 {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("DeleteNameServerGroup %s: updating %d affected peers: %v", nsGroupID, len(affectedPeerIDs), affectedPeerIDs)
-		am.UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx, accountID, affectedPeerIDs)
-	} else {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("DeleteNameServerGroup %s: no affected peers", nsGroupID)
-	}
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/management/server/networks/manager.go b/management/server/networks/manager.go
index 7a339d1a5..efd35c29f 100644
--- a/management/server/networks/manager.go
+++ b/management/server/networks/manager.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/rs/xid"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/account"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
@@ -203,13 +202,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) DeleteNetwork(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, netw
 		event()
 	}
 
-	affectedPeerIDs := snap.Expand(ctx, accountID, change)
-	if len(affectedPeerIDs) > 0 {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("DeleteNetwork %s: updating %d affected peers: %v", networkID, len(affectedPeerIDs), affectedPeerIDs)
-		go m.accountManager.UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx, accountID, affectedPeerIDs)
-	} else {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("DeleteNetwork %s: no affected peers", networkID)
-	}
+	go m.accountManager.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/management/server/networks/resources/manager.go b/management/server/networks/resources/manager.go
index 2a5f10ebd..7cd766634 100644
--- a/management/server/networks/resources/manager.go
+++ b/management/server/networks/resources/manager.go
@@ -130,13 +130,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) CreateResource(ctx context.Context, userID string, resourc
 		event()
 	}
 
-	affectedPeerIDs := snap.Expand(ctx, resource.AccountID, change)
-	if len(affectedPeerIDs) > 0 {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("CreateResource %s: updating %d affected peers: %v", resource.ID, len(affectedPeerIDs), affectedPeerIDs)
-		go m.accountManager.UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx, resource.AccountID, affectedPeerIDs)
-	} else {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("CreateResource %s: no affected peers", resource.ID)
-	}
+	go m.accountManager.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, resource.AccountID, snap, change)
 
 	return resource, nil
 }
@@ -305,13 +299,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) UpdateResource(ctx context.Context, userID string, resourc
 		}
 	}()
 
-	affectedPeerIDs := snap.Expand(ctx, resource.AccountID, change)
-	if len(affectedPeerIDs) > 0 {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("UpdateResource %s: updating %d affected peers: %v", resource.ID, len(affectedPeerIDs), affectedPeerIDs)
-		go m.accountManager.UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx, resource.AccountID, affectedPeerIDs)
-	} else {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("UpdateResource %s: no affected peers", resource.ID)
-	}
+	go m.accountManager.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, resource.AccountID, snap, change)
 
 	return resource, nil
 }
@@ -413,13 +401,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) DeleteResource(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, net
 		event()
 	}
 
-	affectedPeerIDs := snap.Expand(ctx, accountID, change)
-	if len(affectedPeerIDs) > 0 {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("DeleteResource %s: updating %d affected peers: %v", resourceID, len(affectedPeerIDs), affectedPeerIDs)
-		go m.accountManager.UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx, accountID, affectedPeerIDs)
-	} else {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("DeleteResource %s: no affected peers", resourceID)
-	}
+	go m.accountManager.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/management/server/networks/routers/manager.go b/management/server/networks/routers/manager.go
index aca6e5517..7700422d8 100644
--- a/management/server/networks/routers/manager.go
+++ b/management/server/networks/routers/manager.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/rs/xid"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/account"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/activity"
@@ -127,13 +126,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) CreateRouter(ctx context.Context, userID string, router *t
 
 	m.accountManager.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, router.ID, router.AccountID, activity.NetworkRouterCreated, router.EventMeta(network))
 
-	affectedPeerIDs := snap.Expand(ctx, router.AccountID, change)
-	if len(affectedPeerIDs) > 0 {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("CreateRouter %s: updating %d affected peers: %v", router.ID, len(affectedPeerIDs), affectedPeerIDs)
-		go m.accountManager.UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx, router.AccountID, affectedPeerIDs)
-	} else {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("CreateRouter %s: no affected peers", router.ID)
-	}
+	go m.accountManager.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, router.AccountID, snap, change)
 
 	return router, nil
 }
@@ -182,13 +175,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) UpdateRouter(ctx context.Context, userID string, router *t
 
 	m.accountManager.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, router.ID, router.AccountID, activity.NetworkRouterUpdated, router.EventMeta(network))
 
-	affectedPeerIDs := snap.Expand(ctx, router.AccountID, change)
-	if len(affectedPeerIDs) > 0 {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("UpdateRouter %s: updating %d affected peers: %v", router.ID, len(affectedPeerIDs), affectedPeerIDs)
-		go m.accountManager.UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx, router.AccountID, affectedPeerIDs)
-	} else {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("UpdateRouter %s: no affected peers", router.ID)
-	}
+	go m.accountManager.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, router.AccountID, snap, change)
 
 	return router, nil
 }
@@ -274,13 +261,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) DeleteRouter(ctx context.Context, accountID, userID, netwo
 
 	event()
 
-	affectedPeerIDs := snap.Expand(ctx, accountID, change)
-	if len(affectedPeerIDs) > 0 {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("DeleteRouter %s: updating %d affected peers: %v", routerID, len(affectedPeerIDs), affectedPeerIDs)
-		go m.accountManager.UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx, accountID, affectedPeerIDs)
-	} else {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("DeleteRouter %s: no affected peers", routerID)
-	}
+	go m.accountManager.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/management/server/peer.go b/management/server/peer.go
index fc3660a91..996642096 100644
--- a/management/server/peer.go
+++ b/management/server/peer.go
@@ -1436,32 +1436,19 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) UpdateAccountPeers(ctx context.Context, account
 	_ = am.networkMapController.UpdateAccountPeers(ctx, accountID, reason)
 }
 
-// UpdateAffectedPeers updates only the specified peers that belong to an account.
-func (am *DefaultAccountManager) UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerIDs []string) {
-	ctx = context.WithoutCancel(ctx)
-	log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("UpdateAffectedPeers: %d peers for account %s", len(peerIDs), accountID)
-	_ = am.networkMapController.UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx, accountID, peerIDs)
+// ExpandAndUpdateAffected expands a Snapshot (loaded INSIDE the now-committed
+// transaction) into the affected peers and dispatches the network-map refresh.
+// Pure in-memory work plus dispatch, so it runs AFTER commit — the fan-out walk
+// never holds the write lock, over the consistent in-tx snapshot. Exported so the
+// networks sub-package managers (which hold only account.Manager) share it.
+func (am *DefaultAccountManager) ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx context.Context, accountID string, snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot, change affectedpeers.Change) {
+	am.dispatchAffected(ctx, accountID, []*affectedpeers.Snapshot{snap}, []affectedpeers.Change{change})
 }
 
-// expandAndUpdateAffected expands a Snapshot (loaded INSIDE the now-committed
-// transaction) into the affected peers and dispatches the update. It is pure
-// in-memory work plus the dispatch, so it must run AFTER the transaction commits —
-// the fan-out walk never holds the write lock, and the data is the consistent
-// in-tx snapshot. directlyAffected are peers whose OWN map changed and that the
-// walk cannot rediscover post-mutation (notably peers removed from a group); they
-// are unioned into the result.
-func (am *DefaultAccountManager) expandAndUpdateAffected(ctx context.Context, accountID string, snap *affectedpeers.Snapshot, change affectedpeers.Change, directlyAffected ...string) {
-	if snap == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	affectedPeerIDs := unionStrings(snap.Expand(ctx, accountID, change), directlyAffected)
-	am.updateAffectedPeerIDs(ctx, accountID, affectedPeerIDs)
-}
-
-// dispatchAffected expands a set of (snapshot, change) pairs collected across
-// several transactions, unions their affected peers, and dispatches one update.
-// Used by batch operations that commit per-item transactions but want a single
-// affected-peers pass — each snapshot is still loaded inside its own transaction.
+// dispatchAffected expands one or more (snapshot, change) pairs — collected across
+// one or several transactions — unions their affected peers, and dispatches a
+// single network-map refresh. Each snapshot must already be loaded inside its
+// transaction; this runs AFTER commit (pure in-memory + dispatch).
 func (am *DefaultAccountManager) dispatchAffected(ctx context.Context, accountID string, snaps []*affectedpeers.Snapshot, changes []affectedpeers.Change) {
 	var lists [][]string
 	for i, snap := range snaps {
@@ -1470,18 +1457,15 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) dispatchAffected(ctx context.Context, accountID
 		}
 		lists = append(lists, snap.Expand(ctx, accountID, changes[i]))
 	}
-	am.updateAffectedPeerIDs(ctx, accountID, unionStrings(lists...))
-}
 
-// updateAffectedPeerIDs dispatches a network-map refresh for the given peers, or
-// logs that there are none. Shared dispatch tail for the affected-peers helpers.
-func (am *DefaultAccountManager) updateAffectedPeerIDs(ctx context.Context, accountID string, affectedPeerIDs []string) {
-	if len(affectedPeerIDs) > 0 {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("updating %d affected peers for account %s: %v", len(affectedPeerIDs), accountID, affectedPeerIDs)
-		am.UpdateAffectedPeers(ctx, accountID, affectedPeerIDs)
-	} else {
+	affectedPeerIDs := unionStrings(lists...)
+	if len(affectedPeerIDs) == 0 {
 		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("no affected peers for account %s", accountID)
+		return
 	}
+
+	log.WithContext(ctx).Debugf("updating %d affected peers for account %s: %v", len(affectedPeerIDs), accountID, affectedPeerIDs)
+	_ = am.networkMapController.UpdateAffectedPeers(context.WithoutCancel(ctx), accountID, affectedPeerIDs)
 }
 
 // unionStrings concatenates the given string lists into one deduplicated slice,
@@ -1501,41 +1485,6 @@ func unionStrings(lists ...[]string) []string {
 	return out
 }
 
-// resolvePeerIDs resolves group IDs and direct peer IDs into a deduplicated peer ID list.
-func (am *DefaultAccountManager) resolvePeerIDs(ctx context.Context, s store.Store, accountID string, groupIDs []string, directPeerIDs []string) []string {
-	peerIDs, err := s.GetPeerIDsByGroups(ctx, accountID, groupIDs)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to resolve peer IDs by groups: %v", err)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if len(directPeerIDs) == 0 {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("resolvePeerIDs: groups=%v -> %d peers: %v", groupIDs, len(peerIDs), peerIDs)
-		return peerIDs
-	}
-
-	peerIDs = unionStrings(peerIDs, directPeerIDs)
-	log.WithContext(ctx).Tracef("resolvePeerIDs: groups=%v + directPeers=%v -> %d peers: %v", groupIDs, directPeerIDs, len(peerIDs), peerIDs)
-	return peerIDs
-}
-
-// BufferUpdateAffectedPeers accumulates peer IDs and flushes them after the buffer interval.
-func (am *DefaultAccountManager) BufferUpdateAffectedPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string, peerIDs []string, reason types.UpdateReason) {
-	_ = am.networkMapController.BufferUpdateAffectedPeers(ctx, accountID, peerIDs, reason)
-}
-
-// ResolveAffectedPeers resolves a description of what changed into the peer IDs
-// whose network map may have changed. It is the single entry point shared by the
-// server package and the networks managers (via the account.Manager interface).
-func (am *DefaultAccountManager) ResolveAffectedPeers(ctx context.Context, s store.Store, accountID string, change affectedpeers.Change) []string {
-	peerIDs, err := affectedpeers.Resolve(ctx, s, accountID, change)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to resolve affected peers: %v", err)
-		return nil
-	}
-	return peerIDs
-}
-
 // affectedPeerIDsFromNetworkMap returns the peer IDs referenced by a peer's
 // network map (its connected and offline peers, which include routing and proxy
 // peers), excluding the peer itself. For a freshly added peer these are, by ACL
@@ -1563,13 +1512,18 @@ func affectedPeerIDsFromNetworkMap(nmap *types.NetworkMap, selfPeerID string) []
 	return ids
 }
 
-// resolveAffectedPeersForPeerChanges resolves changed peer IDs into the full set
-// of affected peer IDs. The resolver derives each peer's group memberships during
-// the walk, so the caller passes only the changed peer IDs.
+// resolveAffectedPeersForPeerChanges loads a snapshot and expands it for a peer
+// change. The graph is unchanged by these paths, so it runs out of the mutating
+// transaction (after commit); the resolver derives the peers' group memberships
+// during the walk, so the caller passes only the changed peer IDs.
 func (am *DefaultAccountManager) resolveAffectedPeersForPeerChanges(ctx context.Context, s store.Store, accountID string, changedPeerIDs []string) []string {
-	return am.ResolveAffectedPeers(ctx, s, accountID, affectedpeers.Change{
-		ChangedPeerIDs: changedPeerIDs,
-	})
+	change := affectedpeers.Change{ChangedPeerIDs: changedPeerIDs}
+	snap, err := affectedpeers.Load(ctx, s, accountID, change)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithContext(ctx).Errorf("failed to load snapshot for affected peers: %v", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+	return snap.Expand(ctx, accountID, change)
 }
 
 func (am *DefaultAccountManager) BufferUpdateAccountPeers(ctx context.Context, accountID string, reason types.UpdateReason) {
diff --git a/management/server/policy.go b/management/server/policy.go
index a39ee0d67..187c879cb 100644
--- a/management/server/policy.go
+++ b/management/server/policy.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SavePolicy(ctx context.Context, accountID, user
 
 	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, policy.ID, accountID, action, policy.EventMeta())
 
-	am.expandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return policy, nil
 }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeletePolicy(ctx context.Context, accountID, po
 
 	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, policyID, accountID, activity.PolicyRemoved, policy.EventMeta())
 
-	am.expandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/management/server/posture_checks.go b/management/server/posture_checks.go
index 54009cdd7..1d962438c 100644
--- a/management/server/posture_checks.go
+++ b/management/server/posture_checks.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SavePostureChecks(ctx context.Context, accountI
 
 	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, postureChecks.ID, accountID, action, postureChecks.EventMeta())
 
-	am.expandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return postureChecks, nil
 }
diff --git a/management/server/route.go b/management/server/route.go
index 31d2f8108..08e1489b2 100644
--- a/management/server/route.go
+++ b/management/server/route.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) CreateRoute(ctx context.Context, accountID stri
 
 	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, string(newRoute.ID), accountID, activity.RouteCreated, newRoute.EventMeta())
 
-	am.expandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return newRoute, nil
 }
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) SaveRoute(ctx context.Context, accountID, userI
 
 	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, string(routeToSave.ID), accountID, activity.RouteUpdated, routeToSave.EventMeta())
 
-	am.expandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func (am *DefaultAccountManager) DeleteRoute(ctx context.Context, accountID stri
 
 	am.StoreEvent(ctx, userID, string(rt.ID), accountID, activity.RouteRemoved, rt.EventMeta())
 
-	am.expandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
+	am.ExpandAndUpdateAffected(ctx, accountID, snap, change)
 
 	return nil
 }