diff --git a/lib/api/messages.js b/lib/api/messages.js
index 89b3fbd8..9dced021 100644
--- a/lib/api/messages.js
+++ b/lib/api/messages.js
@@ -808,6 +808,10 @@ module.exports = (db, server, messageHandler) => {
                     logQuery = {
                         $or: [{ id: { $in: messageData.outbound } }, { parentId: messageData._id }]
                     };
+                } else {
+                    logQuery = {
+                        parentId: messageData._id
+                    };
                 }
                 if (!logQuery) {
                     return done(null, []);