diff --git a/backend/community_manager/actions/chat.py b/backend/community_manager/actions/chat.py
index f2b3199..417983c 100644
--- a/backend/community_manager/actions/chat.py
+++ b/backend/community_manager/actions/chat.py
@@ -998,6 +998,10 @@ async def refresh_external_sources(self) -> None:
                 logger.warning(f"Validation for {source.url!r} failed. Continue...")
                 continue
 
+            # Update content before the eligibility check so that
+            # is_whitelisted reads the current list, not the stale one
+            telegram_chat_external_source_service.set_content(source, diff.current)
+
             if diff.removed:
                 logger.info(
                     f"Found {len(diff.removed)} removed members from the source {source.chat_id!r}"
@@ -1009,9 +1013,6 @@ async def refresh_external_sources(self) -> None:
                 await community_user_action.kick_ineligible_chat_members(
                     chat_members=chat_members
                 )
-            # Set content only after the source was refreshed to ensure
-            # no new attempts to kick users that are already kicked will be made
-            telegram_chat_external_source_service.set_content(source, diff.current)
 
         logger.info("All enabled chat sources refreshed.")
 
diff --git a/backend/tests/unit/community_manager/actions/test_refresh_external_sources.py b/backend/tests/unit/community_manager/actions/test_refresh_external_sources.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58ccb1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/unit/community_manager/actions/test_refresh_external_sources.py
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
+
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from community_manager.actions.chat import (
+    CommunityManagerTaskChatAction,
+    CommunityManagerUserChatAction,
+)
+from core.dtos.chat.rule.whitelist import WhitelistRuleItemsDifferenceDTO
+from core.services.chat.rule.whitelist import TelegramChatExternalSourceService
+from tests.factories.chat import TelegramChatFactory, TelegramChatUserFactory
+from tests.factories.rule.external_source import (
+    TelegramChatWhitelistExternalSourceFactory,
+)
+from tests.factories.rule.group import TelegramChatRuleGroupFactory
+from tests.factories.user import UserFactory
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_refresh_external_sources__removed_user_is_kicked(
+    db_session: Session,
+):
+    chat = TelegramChatFactory.create(is_full_control=True)
+    group = TelegramChatRuleGroupFactory.create(chat=chat)
+
+    user_stays = UserFactory.create(telegram_id=1001)
+    user_removed = UserFactory.create(telegram_id=1002)
+
+    TelegramChatUserFactory.create(chat=chat, user=user_stays, is_managed=True)
+    TelegramChatUserFactory.create(chat=chat, user=user_removed, is_managed=True)
+
+    source = TelegramChatWhitelistExternalSourceFactory.create(
+        chat=chat,
+        group=group,
+        content=[1001, 1002],
+        is_enabled=True,
+        url="https://example.com/api/whitelist",
+    )
+    db_session.flush()
+
+    mock_validate = AsyncMock(
+        return_value=WhitelistRuleItemsDifferenceDTO(
+            previous=[1001, 1002],
+            current=[1001],
+        )
+    )
+
+    action = CommunityManagerTaskChatAction(db_session)
+
+    with patch.object(
+        TelegramChatExternalSourceService,
+        "validate_external_source",
+        mock_validate,
+    ), patch.object(
+        CommunityManagerUserChatAction,
+        "kick_chat_member",
+        new_callable=AsyncMock,
+    ) as mock_kick:
+        await action.refresh_external_sources()
+
+        # User 1002 was removed from the API response and should be kicked
+        mock_kick.assert_awaited_once()
+        kicked_member = mock_kick.await_args.args[0]
+        assert kicked_member.user.telegram_id == 1002
+        assert kicked_member.chat_id == chat.id
+
+    db_session.refresh(source)
+    assert source.content == [1001]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_refresh_external_sources__no_removed_users__no_kicks(
+    db_session: Session,
+):
+    chat = TelegramChatFactory.create(is_full_control=True)
+    group = TelegramChatRuleGroupFactory.create(chat=chat)
+
+    user = UserFactory.create(telegram_id=1001)
+    TelegramChatUserFactory.create(chat=chat, user=user, is_managed=True)
+
+    TelegramChatWhitelistExternalSourceFactory.create(
+        chat=chat,
+        group=group,
+        content=[1001],
+        is_enabled=True,
+        url="https://example.com/api/whitelist",
+    )
+    db_session.flush()
+
+    mock_validate = AsyncMock(
+        return_value=WhitelistRuleItemsDifferenceDTO(
+            previous=[1001],
+            current=[1001],
+        )
+    )
+
+    action = CommunityManagerTaskChatAction(db_session)
+
+    with patch.object(
+        TelegramChatExternalSourceService,
+        "validate_external_source",
+        mock_validate,
+    ), patch.object(
+        CommunityManagerUserChatAction,
+        "kick_chat_member",
+        new_callable=AsyncMock,
+    ) as mock_kick:
+        await action.refresh_external_sources()
+
+        mock_kick.assert_not_awaited()