diff --git a/ios/XMTPModule.swift b/ios/XMTPModule.swift
index b3586a023..17c13e2ec 100644
--- a/ios/XMTPModule.swift
+++ b/ios/XMTPModule.swift
@@ -78,11 +78,8 @@ public class XMTPModule: Module {
         private var clients: [String: XMTP.Client] = [:]
 
         // A method to update the conversations
-        func updateClient(key: String, client: XMTP.Client?) {
-            if clients[key] == nil, let client {
-                ContentJson.initCodecs(client: client)
-            }
-
+        func updateClient(key: String, client: XMTP.Client) {
+            ContentJson.initCodecs(client: client)
             clients[key] = client
         }