diff --git a/model/profile.go b/model/profile.go
index 9cb9b8e..cb8c048 100644
--- a/model/profile.go
+++ b/model/profile.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (p *Profile) AddSentMessageToContactTimeline(onion string, messageTxt strin
 		if contact.UnacknowledgedMessages == nil {
 			contact.UnacknowledgedMessages = make(map[string]int)
 		}
-		p.AddMessageToContactTimeline(onion, messageTxt, sent)
+		contact.Timeline.Insert(message)
 		contact.UnacknowledgedMessages[eventID] = p.Timeline.Len() - 1
 		return message
 	}