From ea4af41bc39bd7fa03fb9e101baf614c0b62f189 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Grace Kind <gracekind400@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:56:47 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Remove message API probe

---
 package.json                 |  2 +-
 src/js/dataLayer/requests.js | 12 ++++--------
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 42af7692..d08449b8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "impro",
-  "version": "0.17.124",
+  "version": "0.17.125",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "rm -rf \"${BUILD_DIR:-build}\" && NODE_ENV=development eleventy --serve",
diff --git a/src/js/dataLayer/requests.js b/src/js/dataLayer/requests.js
index f381ef5b..628996f8 100644
--- a/src/js/dataLayer/requests.js
+++ b/src/js/dataLayer/requests.js
@@ -869,16 +869,12 @@ export class Requests {
       ? ""
       : readCollectionCursor(this.dataStore.$convoMessages, { key: convoId });
     const res = await this.api.getMessages(convoId, { cursor, limit });
-    // Hack - sometimes the first response comes back with a cursor, even though it shouldn't.
-    // So, let's just make another request to check if it's actually valid.
-    if (res.cursor) {
-      const res2 = await this.api.getMessages(convoId, {
+    if (res.messages.length === 0 && res.cursor) {
+      console.warn("getMessages returned an empty page with a cursor", {
+        convoId,
         cursor: res.cursor,
-        limit: 1,
       });
-      if (res2.messages.length === 0) {
-        res.cursor = null;
-      }
+      res.cursor = null;
     }
     // For group convos, convo.members is partial; relatedProfiles carries
     // the authors and system-message subjects for the returned page.
-- 
2.51.2