diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/websocket/WebSocketConnection.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/websocket/WebSocketConnection.java
index feb2ac24c..3665cd2c3 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/websocket/WebSocketConnection.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/websocket/WebSocketConnection.java
@@ -219,35 +219,39 @@ public class WebSocketConnection implements DisconnectionRequestListener {
               .thenReturn(entry);
           case MessageStreamEntry.QueueEmpty _ -> Mono.just(entry);
         }, MESSAGE_SENDER_MAX_CONCURRENCY)
-        // `ConflictingMessageConsumerException` is handled before processing messages
-        .doOnError(throwable -> !(throwable instanceof ConflictingMessageConsumerException), throwable -> {
-          measureSendMessageErrors(throwable);
-
-          if (!client.isOpen()) {
-            logger.debug("Client disconnected before queue cleared");
-            return;
-          }
-
-          client.close(1011, "Failed to retrieve messages");
-        })
-        // Make sure we process message acknowledgements before sending the "queue clear" signal
-        .doOnNext(entry -> {
-          if (entry instanceof MessageStreamEntry.QueueEmpty) {
-            final Duration drainDuration = Duration.ofNanos(System.nanoTime() - queueDrainStartNanos);
-
-            Metrics.summary(INITIAL_QUEUE_LENGTH_DISTRIBUTION_NAME, platformTag).record(sentMessageCounter.sum());
-            Metrics.timer(INITIAL_QUEUE_DRAIN_TIMER_NAME, platformTag).record(drainDuration);
-
-            if (drainDuration.compareTo(SLOW_DRAIN_THRESHOLD) > 0) {
-              Metrics.counter(SLOW_QUEUE_DRAIN_COUNTER_NAME, platformTag).increment();
-            }
-
-            client.sendRequest("PUT", "/api/v1/queue/empty",
-                Collections.singletonList(HeaderUtils.getTimestampHeader()), Optional.empty());
-          }
-        })
         .subscribeOn(messageDeliveryScheduler)
-        .subscribe());
+        .subscribe(
+            entry -> {
+              if (entry instanceof MessageStreamEntry.QueueEmpty) {
+                final Duration drainDuration = Duration.ofNanos(System.nanoTime() - queueDrainStartNanos);
+
+                Metrics.summary(INITIAL_QUEUE_LENGTH_DISTRIBUTION_NAME, platformTag).record(sentMessageCounter.sum());
+                Metrics.timer(INITIAL_QUEUE_DRAIN_TIMER_NAME, platformTag).record(drainDuration);
+
+                if (drainDuration.compareTo(SLOW_DRAIN_THRESHOLD) > 0) {
+                  Metrics.counter(SLOW_QUEUE_DRAIN_COUNTER_NAME, platformTag).increment();
+                }
+
+                client.sendRequest("PUT", "/api/v1/queue/empty",
+                    Collections.singletonList(HeaderUtils.getTimestampHeader()), Optional.empty());
+              }
+            },
+            throwable -> {
+              // `ConflictingMessageConsumerException` is handled before processing messages
+              if (throwable instanceof ConflictingMessageConsumerException) {
+                return;
+              }
+
+              measureSendMessageErrors(throwable);
+
+              if (!client.isOpen()) {
+                logger.debug("Client disconnected before queue cleared");
+                return;
+              }
+
+              client.close(1011, "Failed to retrieve messages");
+            }
+        ));
   }
 
   public void stop() {