diff --git a/ts/session/group/closed-group.ts b/ts/session/group/closed-group.ts
index 47bc4612e..e3037cd21 100644
--- a/ts/session/group/closed-group.ts
+++ b/ts/session/group/closed-group.ts
@@ -180,10 +180,7 @@ export async function addUpdateMessage(
     group_update: groupUpdate,
     expirationType: expirationType || undefined,
     expireTimer: expireTimer || 0,
-    expirationStartTimestamp:
-      expirationType === 'deleteAfterSend'
-        ? setExpirationStartTimestamp(expirationType, sentAt)
-        : undefined,
+    expirationStartTimestamp: setExpirationStartTimestamp(expirationType, sentAt),
   };
 
   if (UserUtils.isUsFromCache(sender)) {