diff --git a/services/galley/src/Galley/API/MLS/Message.hs b/services/galley/src/Galley/API/MLS/Message.hs
index 6e25da0485..dda5576a5d 100644
--- a/services/galley/src/Galley/API/MLS/Message.hs
+++ b/services/galley/src/Galley/API/MLS/Message.hs
@@ -289,9 +289,9 @@ postMLSCommitBundleToRemoteConv ::
 postMLSCommitBundleToRemoteConv loc qusr c con bundle ctype rConvOrSubId = do
   -- only local users can send messages to remote conversations
   lusr <- foldQualified loc pure (\_ -> throwS @'ConvAccessDenied) qusr
-  -- only members may send commit bundles to a remote conversation
 
   unless (bundle.epoch == Epoch 0 && ctype == One2OneConv) $
+    -- only members may send commit bundles to a remote conversation
     flip unless (throwS @'ConvMemberNotFound) =<< checkLocalMemberRemoteConv (tUnqualified lusr) ((.conv) <$> rConvOrSubId)
 
   resp <-