diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSIncomingMessage.m b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSIncomingMessage.m
index c5c3e4182..f2f14746e 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSIncomingMessage.m
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSIncomingMessage.m
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #import "OWSDisappearingMessagesConfiguration.h"
 #import "OWSDisappearingMessagesJob.h"
 #import "OWSReadReceiptManager.h"
+#import "TSAttachmentPointer.h"
 #import "TSContactThread.h"
 #import "TSDatabaseSecondaryIndexes.h"
 #import "TSGroupThread.h"
@@ -126,6 +127,18 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
     return OWSInteractionType_IncomingMessage;
 }
 
+- (BOOL)shouldStartExpireTimer:(YapDatabaseReadTransaction *)transaction
+{
+    for (NSString *attachmentId in self.attachmentIds) {
+        TSAttachment *_Nullable attachment =
+            [TSAttachment fetchObjectWithUniqueID:attachmentId transaction:transaction];
+        if ([attachment isKindOfClass:[TSAttachmentPointer class]]) {
+            return NO;
+        }
+    }
+    return self.isExpiringMessage;
+}
+
 #pragma mark - OWSReadTracking
 
 - (BOOL)shouldAffectUnreadCounts
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSMessage.h b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSMessage.h
index eef1f26fd..68b88b19d 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSMessage.h
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSMessage.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @property (nonatomic) uint64_t expireStartedAt;
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) uint64_t expiresAt;
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) BOOL isExpiringMessage;
-@property (nonatomic, readonly) BOOL shouldStartExpireTimer;
 
 - (instancetype)initWithTimestamp:(uint64_t)timestamp;
 
@@ -51,8 +50,12 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 - (nullable instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)coder NS_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER;
 
 - (BOOL)hasAttachments;
+
 - (NSString *)previewTextWithTransaction:(YapDatabaseReadTransaction *)transaction;
 
+- (BOOL)shouldStartExpireTimer;
+- (BOOL)shouldStartExpireTimer:(YapDatabaseReadTransaction *)transaction;
+
 @end
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSMessage.m b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSMessage.m
index 8a66bebcd..e82119fed 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSMessage.m
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSMessage.m
@@ -170,6 +170,15 @@ static const NSUInteger OWSMessageSchemaVersion = 3;
 }
 
 - (BOOL)shouldStartExpireTimer
+{
+    __block BOOL result;
+    [self.dbReadConnection readWithBlock:^(YapDatabaseReadTransaction *_Nonnull transaction) {
+        result = [self shouldStartExpireTimer:transaction];
+    }];
+    return result;
+}
+
+- (BOOL)shouldStartExpireTimer:(YapDatabaseReadTransaction *)transaction
 {
     return self.isExpiringMessage;
 }
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSOutgoingMessage.m b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSOutgoingMessage.m
index 0fc12dade..936ac699a 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSOutgoingMessage.m
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/Interactions/TSOutgoingMessage.m
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ NSString *const kTSOutgoingMessageSentRecipientAll = @"kTSOutgoingMessageSentRec
     return self.thread.contactIdentifier;
 }
 
-- (BOOL)shouldStartExpireTimer
+- (BOOL)shouldStartExpireTimer:(YapDatabaseReadTransaction *)transaction
 {
     switch (self.messageState) {
         case TSOutgoingMessageStateSentToService:
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSDisappearingMessagesFinder.m b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSDisappearingMessagesFinder.m
index 67ae4c111..c80c07649 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSDisappearingMessagesFinder.m
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Messages/OWSDisappearingMessagesFinder.m
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static NSString *const OWSDisappearingMessageFinderExpiresAtIndex = @"index_mess
             }
             TSMessage *message = (TSMessage *)object;
 
-            if (!message.shouldStartExpireTimer) {
+            if (![message shouldStartExpireTimer:transaction]) {
                 return;
             }