diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/StorySlateView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/StorySlateView.kt
index 907f09d9a..76ec86fde 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/StorySlateView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/StorySlateView.kt
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ class StorySlateView @JvmOverloads constructor(
         return true
       }
 
+      if (newState == this) {
+        return true
+      }
+
       return when (this) {
         LOADING -> newState == ERROR
         ERROR -> newState == RETRY