diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Loki/API/LokiAPI+Message.swift b/SignalServiceKit/src/Loki/API/LokiAPI+Message.swift
index 95f12f771..3abc5bd73 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Loki/API/LokiAPI+Message.swift
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Loki/API/LokiAPI+Message.swift
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public extension LokiAPI {
         let destination: String
         /// The content of the message.
         let data: LosslessStringConvertible
-        /// The time to live for the message.
+        /// The time to live for the message in seconds.
         let ttl: UInt64
         /// When the proof of work was calculated, if applicable.
         ///
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSOutgoingMessage.h b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSOutgoingMessage.h
index 25ca6539b..598b30fa2 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSOutgoingMessage.h
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSOutgoingMessage.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, TSGroupMetaMessage) {
 // Loki: Bool to indicate if proof of work is being calculated for this message
 @property (atomic, readonly) BOOL isCalculatingPoW;
 
-// Loki: Time to live for the message
+// Loki: Time to live for the message in seconds
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) uint ttl;
 
 /**
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageSender.m b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageSender.m
index c685f66fb..a89d90664 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageSender.m
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageSender.m
@@ -1773,6 +1773,7 @@ NSString *const OWSMessageSenderRateLimitedException = @"RateLimitedException";
     
     SignalRecipient *recipient = messageSend.recipient;
     NSString *recipientId = recipient.recipientId;
+    TSOutgoingMessage *message = messageSend.message;
     
     FallBackSessionCipher *cipher = [[FallBackSessionCipher alloc] initWithRecipientId:recipientId identityKeyStore:self.identityManager];
     
@@ -1790,7 +1791,8 @@ NSString *const OWSMessageSenderRateLimitedException = @"RateLimitedException";
                                           content:serializedMessage
                                          isSilent:false
                                          isOnline:false
-                                   registrationId:0];
+                                   registrationId:0
+                                              ttl:message.ttl];
     
     NSError *error;
     NSDictionary *jsonDict = [MTLJSONAdapter JSONDictionaryFromModel:messageParams error:&error];
@@ -1884,14 +1886,12 @@ NSString *const OWSMessageSenderRateLimitedException = @"RateLimitedException";
                                               content:serializedMessage
                                              isSilent:isSilent
                                              isOnline:isOnline
-                                       registrationId:[cipher throws_remoteRegistrationId:transaction]];
-    
-    // Loki: Add the ttl to the message params
-    messageParams.ttl = message.ttl;
+                                       registrationId:[cipher throws_remoteRegistrationId:transaction]
+                                                  ttl:message.ttl];
 
     NSError *error;
     NSDictionary *jsonDict = [MTLJSONAdapter JSONDictionaryFromModel:messageParams error:&error];
-
+    
     if (error) {
         OWSProdError([OWSAnalyticsEvents messageSendErrorCouldNotSerializeMessageJson]);
         return nil;
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageServiceParams.h b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageServiceParams.h
index 55a335069..3a8dc25c9 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageServiceParams.h
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageServiceParams.h
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) NSString *content;
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) BOOL silent;
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) BOOL online;
-@property (nonatomic) uint ttl;
+
+// Loki: Message ttl
+@property (nonatomic, readonly) uint ttl;
 
 - (instancetype)initWithType:(TSWhisperMessageType)type
                  recipientId:(NSString *)destination
@@ -31,7 +33,8 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
                      content:(NSData *)content
                     isSilent:(BOOL)isSilent
                     isOnline:(BOOL)isOnline
-              registrationId:(int)registrationId;
+              registrationId:(int)registrationId
+                         ttl:(uint)ttl;
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageServiceParams.m b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageServiceParams.m
index 16eeb684e..cfd88bd3e 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageServiceParams.m
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSMessageServiceParams.m
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
                     isSilent:(BOOL)isSilent
                     isOnline:(BOOL)isOnline
               registrationId:(int)registrationId
+                         ttl:(uint)ttl
 {
     self = [super init];
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
     _content = [content base64EncodedString];
     _silent = isSilent;
     _online = isOnline;
-    _ttl = 0;
+    _ttl = ttl;
 
     return self;
 }