diff --git a/ts/textsecure/MessageReceiver.ts b/ts/textsecure/MessageReceiver.ts
index c594df945..50dd9af36 100644
--- a/ts/textsecure/MessageReceiver.ts
+++ b/ts/textsecure/MessageReceiver.ts
@@ -2688,15 +2688,6 @@ export default class MessageReceiver
     if (syncMessage.sent) {
       const sentMessage = syncMessage.sent;
 
-      if (sentMessage.storyMessage) {
-        this.handleStoryMessage(
-          envelope,
-          sentMessage.storyMessage,
-          sentMessage
-        );
-        return;
-      }
-
       if (sentMessage.storyMessageRecipients && sentMessage.isRecipientUpdate) {
         if (window.Events.getHasStoriesDisabled()) {
           log.info(
@@ -2721,6 +2712,15 @@ export default class MessageReceiver
         return this.dispatchAndWait(ev);
       }
 
+      if (sentMessage.storyMessage) {
+        this.handleStoryMessage(
+          envelope,
+          sentMessage.storyMessage,
+          sentMessage
+        );
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (!sentMessage || !sentMessage.message) {
         throw new Error(
           'MessageReceiver.handleSyncMessage: sync sent message was missing message'
diff --git a/ts/util/onStoryRecipientUpdate.ts b/ts/util/onStoryRecipientUpdate.ts
index c544e6fca..0bd79d23f 100644
--- a/ts/util/onStoryRecipientUpdate.ts
+++ b/ts/util/onStoryRecipientUpdate.ts
@@ -76,15 +76,15 @@ export async function onStoryRecipientUpdate(
     const messages = await window.Signal.Data.getMessagesBySentAt(timestamp);
 
     // Now we figure out who needs to be added and who needs to removed
-    messages.forEach(item => {
+    const handledMessages = messages.filter(item => {
       if (!isStory(item)) {
-        return;
+        return false;
       }
 
       const { sendStateByConversationId, storyDistributionListId } = item;
 
       if (!sendStateByConversationId || !storyDistributionListId) {
-        return;
+        return false;
       }
 
       const nextSendStateByConversationId = {
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export async function onStoryRecipientUpdate(
         log.info(
           'onStoryRecipientUpdate: sendStateByConversationId does not need update'
         );
-        return;
+        return true;
       }
 
       const message = window.MessageController.register(item.id, item);
@@ -170,9 +170,13 @@ export async function onStoryRecipientUpdate(
         });
         queueUpdateMessage(message.attributes);
       }
+
+      return true;
     });
 
-    window.Whisper.events.trigger('incrementProgress');
-    confirm();
+    if (handledMessages.length) {
+      window.Whisper.events.trigger('incrementProgress');
+      confirm();
+    }
   });
 }