diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessagesManager.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessagesManager.java
index aa64ead60..f808ffc86 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessagesManager.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessagesManager.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class MessagesManager {
 
     List<OutgoingMessageEntity> messages = cachedMessagesOnly ? new ArrayList<>() : this.messages.load(destination, destinationDevice);
 
-    if (messages.size() <= Messages.RESULT_SET_CHUNK_SIZE) {
+    if (messages.size() < Messages.RESULT_SET_CHUNK_SIZE) {
       messages.addAll(messagesCache.get(destinationUuid, destinationDevice, Messages.RESULT_SET_CHUNK_SIZE - messages.size()));
     }