diff --git a/src/com/b44t/messenger/DcMsg.java b/src/com/b44t/messenger/DcMsg.java
index 3d66e3331..738b6735a 100644
--- a/src/com/b44t/messenger/DcMsg.java
+++ b/src/com/b44t/messenger/DcMsg.java
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ public class DcMsg {
     public static int getMessagePosition(DcMsg msg, ApplicationDcContext dcContext) {
         int msgs[] = dcContext.getChatMsgs(msg.getChatId(), 0, 0);
         int startingPosition = -1;
+        int msgId = msg.getId();
         for(int i=0; i< msgs.length; i++ ) {
-            if(msgs[i] == msg.getId()) {
+            if(msgs[i] == msgId) {
                 startingPosition = msgs.length-1-i;
                 break;
             }