diff --git a/ts/models/messages.ts b/ts/models/messages.ts
index fced64dd3..123a22fce 100644
--- a/ts/models/messages.ts
+++ b/ts/models/messages.ts
@@ -2821,7 +2821,9 @@ export class MessageModel extends window.Backbone.Model<MessageAttributesType> {
     window.Whisper.events.trigger('incrementProgress');
     confirm();
 
-    conversation.queueJob('updateUnread', () => conversation.updateUnread());
+    if (!isStory(this.attributes)) {
+      conversation.queueJob('updateUnread', () => conversation.updateUnread());
+    }
   }
 
   // This function is called twice - once from handleDataMessage, and then again from