diff --git a/telegram/handlers.go b/telegram/handlers.go
index 64280e6..3c54746 100644
--- a/telegram/handlers.go
+++ b/telegram/handlers.go
@@ -304,20 +304,21 @@ func (c *Client) updateMessageContent(update *client.UpdateMessageContent) {
 			}
 			if ok && lastXmppId == xmppId {
 				replaceId = xmppId
-				message, err := c.client.GetMessage(&client.GetMessageRequest{
-					ChatId:    update.ChatId,
-					MessageId: update.MessageId,
-				})
-				if err == nil {
-					isCarbon = c.isCarbonsEnabled() && message.IsOutgoing
-				} else {
-					log.Errorf("No message %v/%v found, cannot reliably determine if it's a carbon", update.ChatId, update.MessageId)
-				}
 			} else {
 				log.Infof("Mismatching message ids: %v %v, falling back to separate edit message", lastXmppId, xmppId)
 			}
 		}
 
+		message, err := c.client.GetMessage(&client.GetMessageRequest{
+			ChatId:    update.ChatId,
+			MessageId: update.MessageId,
+		})
+		if err == nil {
+			isCarbon = c.isCarbonsEnabled() && message.IsOutgoing
+		} else {
+			log.Errorf("No message %v/%v found, cannot reliably determine if it's a carbon", update.ChatId, update.MessageId)
+		}
+
 		text := formatter.Format(
 			textContent.Text.Text,
 			textContent.Text.Entities,