diff --git a/telegram-purple.c b/telegram-purple.c
index ed9e337..e7b98ee 100755
--- a/telegram-purple.c
+++ b/telegram-purple.c
@@ -747,8 +747,10 @@ static int tgprpl_send_chat (PurpleConnection * gc, int id, const char *message,
   debug ("tgprpl_send_chat()");
   connection_data *conn = purple_connection_get_protocol_data (gc);
   int ret = tgp_msg_send (conn->TLS, message, TGL_MK_CHAT(id));
-  p2tgl_got_chat_in (conn->TLS, TGL_MK_CHAT(id), TGL_MK_USER(conn->TLS->our_id), message,
-    PURPLE_MESSAGE_RECV, time(NULL));
+  if (ret != 0) {
+    p2tgl_got_chat_in (conn->TLS, TGL_MK_CHAT(id), TGL_MK_USER(conn->TLS->our_id), message,
+                       PURPLE_MESSAGE_RECV, time(NULL));
+  }
   return ret;
 }