diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server.hs
index 2daa0701f..78e038538 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server.hs
@@ -1485,7 +1485,9 @@ client
               pure $ allowNewQueues && maybe True ((== auth_) . Just) newQueueBasicAuth
       Cmd SRecipient command ->
         case command of
-          SUB -> withQueue' $ subscribeQueueAndDeliver (M.lookup entId <$> msgMap)
+          SUB -> case msgMap of
+            Left e -> pure $ Just (err e, Nothing)
+            Right msgs -> withQueue' $ subscribeQueueAndDeliver (M.lookup entId msgs)
           GET -> withQueue getMessage
           ACK msgId -> withQueue $ acknowledgeMsg msgId
           KEY sKey -> withQueue $ \q _ -> either err (corrId,entId,) <$> secureQueue_ q sKey
@@ -1626,8 +1628,8 @@ client
         suspendQueue_ :: (StoreQueue s, QueueRec) -> M s (Transmission BrokerMsg)
         suspendQueue_ (q, _) = liftIO $ either err (const ok) <$> suspendQueue (queueStore ms) q
 
-        subscribeQueueAndDeliver :: Either ErrorType (Maybe Message) -> StoreQueue s -> QueueRec -> M s ResponseAndMessage
-        subscribeQueueAndDeliver prefetchedMsg q qr@QueueRec {rcvServiceId} =
+        subscribeQueueAndDeliver :: Maybe Message -> StoreQueue s -> QueueRec -> M s ResponseAndMessage
+        subscribeQueueAndDeliver msg_ q qr@QueueRec {rcvServiceId} =
           liftIO (TM.lookupIO entId $ subscriptions clnt) >>= \case
             Nothing ->
               sharedSubscribeQueue q SRecipientService rcvServiceId subscribers subscriptions serviceSubsCount (newSubscription NoSub) rcvServices >>= \case
@@ -1648,7 +1650,6 @@ client
             deliver (hasSub, sub_) = do
               stats <- asks serverStats
               fmap (either ((,Nothing) . err) id) $ liftIO $ runExceptT $ do
-                msg_ <- liftEither prefetchedMsg
                 msg' <- forM msg_ $ \msg -> liftIO $ do
                   ts <- getSystemSeconds
                   sub <- maybe (atomically getSub) pure sub_
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/MsgStore/Journal.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/MsgStore/Journal.hs
index d994e829b..c65660c93 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/MsgStore/Journal.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/MsgStore/Journal.hs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ import Data.Functor (($>))
 import Data.Int (Int64)
 import Data.List (sort)
 import qualified Data.Map.Strict as M
-import Data.Maybe (catMaybes, fromMaybe, isJust, isNothing, mapMaybe)
+import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe, isJust, isNothing, mapMaybe)
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import Data.Text.Encoding (decodeLatin1)
@@ -672,9 +672,6 @@ instance MsgStoreClass (JournalMsgStore s) where
             atomically $ writeTVar tipMsg $ Just (Just ml)
             pure $ Just msg
 
-  tryPeekMsgs st qs =
-    M.fromList . catMaybes <$> mapM (\q -> (recipientId' q,) <$$> tryPeekMsg st q) qs
-
   tryDeleteMsg_ :: JournalQueue s -> JournalMsgQueue s -> Bool -> StoreIO s ()
   tryDeleteMsg_ q mq@JournalMsgQueue {tipMsg, handles} logState = StoreIO $ (`E.finally` when logState (updateActiveAt q)) $
     void $
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/MsgStore/STM.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/MsgStore/STM.hs
index b9d89a5f2..f118e007c 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/MsgStore/STM.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/MsgStore/STM.hs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import Control.Monad.Trans.Except
 import Data.Functor (($>))
 import Data.Int (Int64)
 import qualified Data.Map.Strict as M
-import Data.Maybe (catMaybes)
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import Simplex.Messaging.Protocol
 import Simplex.Messaging.Server.MsgStore.Types
@@ -177,9 +176,6 @@ instance MsgStoreClass STMMsgStore where
   tryPeekMsg_ _ = tryPeekTQueue . msgTQueue
   {-# INLINE tryPeekMsg_ #-}
 
-  tryPeekMsgs st qs =
-    M.fromList . catMaybes <$> mapM (\q -> (recipientId' q,) <$$> tryPeekMsg st q) qs
-
   tryDeleteMsg_ :: STMQueue -> STMMsgQueue -> Bool -> STM ()
   tryDeleteMsg_ _ STMMsgQueue {msgTQueue = q, size} _logState =
     tryReadTQueue q >>= \case
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/MsgStore/Types.hs b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/MsgStore/Types.hs
index a1480a2ef..5f2a7d070 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/MsgStore/Types.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Messaging/Server/MsgStore/Types.hs
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ import Data.Functor (($>))
 import Data.Int (Int64)
 import Data.Kind
 import Data.Map.Strict (Map)
-import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
+import qualified Data.Map.Strict as M
+import Data.Maybe (catMaybes, fromMaybe)
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import Data.Time.Clock.System (SystemTime (systemSeconds))
 import Simplex.Messaging.Protocol
@@ -88,12 +89,12 @@ class (Monad (StoreMonad s), QueueStoreClass (StoreQueue s) (QueueStore s)) => M
   isolateQueue :: s -> StoreQueue s -> Text -> StoreMonad s a -> ExceptT ErrorType IO a
   unsafeRunStore :: StoreQueue s -> Text -> StoreMonad s a -> IO a
 
-  tryPeekMsgs :: s -> [StoreQueue s] -> ExceptT ErrorType IO (Map RecipientId Message)
-
   -- default implementations are overridden for PostgreSQL storage of messages
   tryPeekMsg :: s -> StoreQueue s -> ExceptT ErrorType IO (Maybe Message)
   tryPeekMsg st q = snd <$$> withPeekMsgQueue st q "tryPeekMsg" pure
   {-# INLINE tryPeekMsg #-}
+  tryPeekMsgs :: s -> [StoreQueue s] -> ExceptT ErrorType IO (Map RecipientId Message)
+  tryPeekMsgs st qs = M.fromList . catMaybes <$> mapM (\q -> (recipientId q,) <$$> tryPeekMsg st q) qs
 
   tryDelMsg :: s -> StoreQueue s -> MsgId -> ExceptT ErrorType IO (Maybe Message)
   tryDelMsg st q msgId' =