diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent.hs
index 79e411bc5..be34deafb 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Agent.hs
@@ -4388,8 +4388,9 @@ agentRatchetDecrypt' :: TVar ChaChaDRG -> DB.Connection -> ConnId -> CR.RatchetX
 agentRatchetDecrypt' g db connId rc encAgentMsg = do
   skipped <- liftIO $ getSkippedMsgKeys db connId
   (agentMsgBody_, rc', skippedDiff) <- withExceptT (SEAgentError . cryptoError) $ CR.rcDecrypt g rc skipped encAgentMsg
+  agentMsgBody <- liftEither $ first (SEAgentError . cryptoError) agentMsgBody_
   liftIO $ updateRatchet db connId rc' skippedDiff
-  liftEither $ bimap (SEAgentError . cryptoError) (,CR.rcRcvKEM rc') agentMsgBody_
+  pure (agentMsgBody, CR.rcRcvKEM rc')
 
 newSndQueue :: UserId -> ConnId -> Compatible SMPQueueInfo -> Maybe (C.APrivateAuthKey) -> AM' (NewSndQueue, C.PublicKeyX25519)
 newSndQueue userId connId (Compatible (SMPQueueInfo smpClientVersion SMPQueueAddress {smpServer, senderId, queueMode, dhPublicKey = rcvE2ePubDhKey})) sndKey_ = do