diff --git a/js/views/message_view.js b/js/views/message_view.js
index 14b0c9446..707825cbb 100644
--- a/js/views/message_view.js
+++ b/js/views/message_view.js
@@ -237,10 +237,9 @@
             } else {
                 this.$('.error-icon-container').remove();
             }
+            this.$('.meta .hasRetry').remove();
             if (this.model.hasNetworkError()) {
                 this.$('.meta').prepend(new NetworkErrorView().render().el);
-            } else {
-                this.$('.meta .hasRetry').remove();
             }
         },
         renderControl: function() {