diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
index 2081d12ed1..a6148984c3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
@@ -2315,6 +2315,7 @@ class Core {
                     } catch (IOException ex) {
                         Log.e(ex);
                         mbuilder.setStyle(new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle().bigText(ex.toString()));
+                        db.message().setMessageContent(message.id, false, null, null, null);
                     }
 
                 if (info.hasPhoto())