diff --git a/ts/jobs/helpers/sendNormalMessage.ts b/ts/jobs/helpers/sendNormalMessage.ts
index 298b42913..6e2ed0bea 100644
--- a/ts/jobs/helpers/sendNormalMessage.ts
+++ b/ts/jobs/helpers/sendNormalMessage.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ export async function sendNormalMessage(
 
   if (!shouldContinue) {
     log.info(`message ${messageId} ran out of time. Giving up on sending it`);
-    await markMessageFailed(message, messageSendErrors);
+    await markMessageFailed(message, [
+      new Error('Message send ran out of time'),
+    ]);
     return;
   }