diff --git a/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/xmtpreactnativesdk/XMTPModule.kt b/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/xmtpreactnativesdk/XMTPModule.kt
index 3c871433e..ca62d2776 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/xmtpreactnativesdk/XMTPModule.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/xmtpreactnativesdk/XMTPModule.kt
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ class XMTPModule : Module() {
                     "No message found for $messageId"
                 )
 
+                unpublishedLocalMessages.remove(messageId)
                 unpublishedMessage.publish()
             }
         }