diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e7f1a84..efcb5d0 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.0+61
\ No newline at end of file
+0.1.0+62
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 9fac1c6..746014f 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -387,9 +387,6 @@ async def help_navigation(callback: CallbackQuery, state: FSMContext) -> None:
     message = callback.message
     if not isinstance(message, Message):
         return
-    if await current_mode(state) != "help":
-        await callback.answer("Сначала открой режим /help.", show_alert=True)
-        return
     section = (callback.data or "help:menu").split(":", 1)[1]
     if not await edit_rich_message(
         message,
diff --git a/tests/test_release_help.py b/tests/test_release_help.py
index a96ac87..4a0d0c2 100644
--- a/tests/test_release_help.py
+++ b/tests/test_release_help.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class OnboardingTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
 
         edit.assert_not_awaited()
 
-    async def test_help_callback_is_rejected_outside_help_mode(self):
+    async def test_help_callback_edits_message_outside_help_mode(self):
         message = Message(
             message_id=79,
             date=datetime.now(),
@@ -306,11 +306,15 @@ class OnboardingTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
         )
         callback = self._callback("help:posts", message)
 
-        with patch.object(bot, "edit_rich_message", new=AsyncMock()) as edit:
+        with patch.object(bot, "edit_rich_message", new=AsyncMock(return_value=True)) as edit:
             await bot.help_navigation(callback, _StubState("lobby"))
 
-        edit.assert_not_awaited()
-        callback.answer.assert_awaited_once_with("Сначала открой режим /help.", show_alert=True)
+        edit.assert_awaited_once_with(
+            message,
+            bot.help_view("posts"),
+            reply_markup=bot.help_inline_keyboard(),
+        )
+        callback.answer.assert_awaited_once_with()
 
     def test_welcome_message_has_examples_and_help_handoff(self):
         from help_message import WELCOME_RICH_HTML, rich_to_plain