diff --git a/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp b/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp
index ec2b3f63d..c515c6dae 100644
--- a/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/MessagesManager.cpp
@@ -6762,10 +6762,14 @@ bool MessagesManager::need_skip_bot_commands(DialogId dialog_id, const Message *
          td_->dialog_manager_->is_broadcast_channel(dialog_id);
 }
 
-void MessagesManager::on_external_update_message_content(MessageFullId message_full_id, const char *source) {
+void MessagesManager::on_external_update_message_content(MessageFullId message_full_id, const char *source,
+                                                         bool expect_no_message) {
   Dialog *d = get_dialog(message_full_id.get_dialog_id());
   CHECK(d != nullptr);
   Message *m = get_message(d, message_full_id.get_message_id());
+  if (expect_no_message && m == nullptr) {
+    return;
+  }
   CHECK(m != nullptr);
   send_update_message_content(d, m, true, source);
   // must not call on_message_changed, because the message itself wasn't changed
diff --git a/td/telegram/MessagesManager.h b/td/telegram/MessagesManager.h
index 634b0fe49..15daebd50 100644
--- a/td/telegram/MessagesManager.h
+++ b/td/telegram/MessagesManager.h
@@ -343,7 +343,8 @@ class MessagesManager final : public Actor {
   void on_update_message_extended_media(MessageFullId message_full_id,
                                         telegram_api::object_ptr<telegram_api::MessageExtendedMedia> extended_media);
 
-  void on_external_update_message_content(MessageFullId message_full_id, const char *source);
+  void on_external_update_message_content(MessageFullId message_full_id, const char *source,
+                                          bool expect_no_message = false);
 
   void on_update_message_content(MessageFullId message_full_id);
 
diff --git a/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp b/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
index ea5fe2562..e378bbb28 100644
--- a/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/StoryManager.cpp
@@ -3810,7 +3810,7 @@ void StoryManager::on_story_changed(StoryFullId story_full_id, const Story *stor
       CHECK(!message_full_ids.empty());
       for (const auto &message_full_id : message_full_ids) {
         send_closure_later(G()->messages_manager(), &MessagesManager::on_external_update_message_content,
-                           message_full_id, "on_story_changed");
+                           message_full_id, "on_story_changed", true);
       }
     }
   }