diff --git a/src/utils/heads-exchange.ts b/src/utils/heads-exchange.ts
index e73d32d5..553a8c45 100644
--- a/src/utils/heads-exchange.ts
+++ b/src/utils/heads-exchange.ts
@@ -163,8 +163,6 @@ export class HeadsExchange {
       return this.headsPromise
     }
 
-    this.headsPromise = new DeferredPromise()
-
     const { filter, hashes } = createFilter(this.heads, {
       seed: this.localSeed,
       collisionRate: this.collisionRate
@@ -181,6 +179,8 @@ export class HeadsExchange {
 
     this.writer.push({ filter: message })
 
+    this.headsPromise = new DeferredPromise()
+
     return this.headsPromise
   }