diff --git a/ts/models/message.ts b/ts/models/message.ts
index 73c56105c..1a48166b4 100644
--- a/ts/models/message.ts
+++ b/ts/models/message.ts
@@ -1025,7 +1025,11 @@ export class MessageModel extends Backbone.Model<MessageAttributes> {
 
       const expireUpdate = await checkForExpireUpdateInContentMessage(content, conversation);
 
-      if (!isEmpty(expireUpdate) && expireUpdate.lastDisappearingMessageChangeTimestamp) {
+      if (
+        !isEmpty(expireUpdate) &&
+        !expireUpdate.isOutdated &&
+        expireUpdate.lastDisappearingMessageChangeTimestamp
+      ) {
         const syncMessage = buildSyncMessage(
           this.id,
           dataMessage as SignalService.DataMessage,
diff --git a/ts/receiver/contentMessage.ts b/ts/receiver/contentMessage.ts
index 99dd81ce4..621c52a6f 100644
--- a/ts/receiver/contentMessage.ts
+++ b/ts/receiver/contentMessage.ts
@@ -487,6 +487,18 @@ export async function innerHandleSwarmContentMessage(
         }`
       );
 
+      if (expireUpdate?.isOutdated) {
+        // window.log.debug(
+        //   `WIP: innerHandleSwarmContentMessage: This ${
+        //     content.dataMessage.syncTarget ? 'sync' : ''
+        //   } message is outdated. Ignoring it.\n\ncontent:${JSON.stringify(
+        //     content
+        //   )}\n\nexpireUpdate: ${JSON.stringify(expireUpdate)}`
+        // );
+        await removeFromCache(envelope);
+        return;
+      }
+
       // TODO legacy messages support will be removed in a future release
       if (expireUpdate?.isDisappearingMessagesV2Released) {
         await checkHasOutdatedDisappearingMessageClient(
@@ -498,8 +510,9 @@ export async function innerHandleSwarmContentMessage(
           window.log.debug(
             `WIP: The legacy message is an expiration timer update. Ignoring it.\ncontent:${JSON.stringify(
               content
-            )}}`
+            )}\n\nexpireUpdate: ${JSON.stringify(expireUpdate)}`
           );
+          await removeFromCache(envelope);
           return;
         }
       }
diff --git a/ts/receiver/queuedJob.ts b/ts/receiver/queuedJob.ts
index 7bab0d570..e338f0fa4 100644
--- a/ts/receiver/queuedJob.ts
+++ b/ts/receiver/queuedJob.ts
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ export async function handleMessageJob(
         window.log.debug(
           `WIP: There is a problem with the expiration timer update.\nmessage model: ${JSON.stringify(
             messageModel
-          )}\nexpirationTimerUpdate: ${JSON.stringify(expirationTimerUpdate)}`
+          )}\n\nexpirationTimerUpdate: ${JSON.stringify(expirationTimerUpdate)}`
         );
         return;
       }
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ export async function handleMessageJob(
         window.log.debug(
           `WIP: There is a problem with the expiration timer update. The lastDisappearingMessageChangeTimestamp is missing.\nmessage model: ${JSON.stringify(
             messageModel
-          )}\nexpirationTimerUpdate: ${JSON.stringify(expirationTimerUpdate)}`
+          )}\n\nexpirationTimerUpdate: ${JSON.stringify(expirationTimerUpdate)}`
         );
         return;
       }
diff --git a/ts/util/expiringMessages.ts b/ts/util/expiringMessages.ts
index d950dc620..0839ee926 100644
--- a/ts/util/expiringMessages.ts
+++ b/ts/util/expiringMessages.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export type DisappearingMessageUpdate = {
   isLegacyDataMessage?: boolean;
   isDisappearingMessagesV2Released?: boolean;
   shouldDisappearButIsntMessage?: boolean;
+  isOutdated?: boolean;
 };
 
 export async function destroyMessagesAndUpdateRedux(
@@ -420,6 +421,17 @@ export async function checkForExpireUpdateInContentMessage(
     : couldBeLegacyContentMessage &&
       dataMessage.flags === SignalService.DataMessage.Flags.EXPIRATION_TIMER_UPDATE;
 
+  const expirationTimer = isLegacyDataMessage
+    ? Number(dataMessage.expireTimer)
+    : content.expirationTimer;
+
+  // NOTE we don't use the expirationType directly from the Content Message because we need to resolve it to the correct convo type first in case it is legacy or has errors
+  const expirationMode = changeToDisappearingMessageConversationType(
+    convoToUpdate,
+    DisappearingMessageMode[content.expirationType],
+    expirationTimer
+  );
+
   const lastDisappearingMessageChangeTimestamp = content.lastDisappearingMessageChangeTimestamp
     ? Number(content.lastDisappearingMessageChangeTimestamp)
     : undefined;
@@ -435,20 +447,17 @@ export async function checkForExpireUpdateInContentMessage(
         content
       )}\n\nconvoToUpdate: ${JSON.stringify(convoToUpdate)}`
     );
-    return undefined;
+    return {
+      expirationType: changeToDisappearingMessageType(
+        convoToUpdate,
+        expirationTimer,
+        expirationMode
+      ),
+      expirationTimer,
+      isOutdated: true,
+    };
   }
 
-  const expirationTimer = isLegacyDataMessage
-    ? Number(dataMessage.expireTimer)
-    : content.expirationTimer;
-
-  // NOTE we don't use the expirationType directly from the Content Message because we need to resolve it to the correct convo type first in case it is legacy or has errors
-  const expirationMode = changeToDisappearingMessageConversationType(
-    convoToUpdate,
-    DisappearingMessageMode[content.expirationType],
-    expirationTimer
-  );
-
   const shouldDisappearButIsntMessage = checkDisappearButIsntMessage(
     content,
     convoToUpdate,