diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/PushGroupSendJob.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/PushGroupSendJob.java
index 9e2abaedd1..567a35a4a2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/PushGroupSendJob.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/PushGroupSendJob.java
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ public final class PushGroupSendJob extends PushSendJob {
   private List<SendMessageResult> deliver(OutgoingMessage message, @Nullable MessageRecord originalEditedMessage, @NonNull Recipient groupRecipient, @NonNull List<Recipient> destinations)
       throws IOException, UntrustedIdentityException, UndeliverableMessageException
   {
-    if (Utf8.size(message.getBody()) >= MessageUtil.MAX_INLINE_BODY_SIZE_BYTES) {
+    if (Utf8.size(message.getBody()) > MessageUtil.MAX_INLINE_BODY_SIZE_BYTES) {
       throw new UndeliverableMessageException("The total body size was greater than our limit of " + MessageUtil.MAX_INLINE_BODY_SIZE_BYTES + " bytes.");
     }