diff --git a/src/spanreed/apis/telegram_bot.py b/src/spanreed/apis/telegram_bot.py
index 54db70d..0e07dd6 100644
--- a/src/spanreed/apis/telegram_bot.py
+++ b/src/spanreed/apis/telegram_bot.py
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ async def wait_for_user_interaction(
                         f"You have {pending_interactions + 1} pending interactions, this is the first one:"
                     )
 
-                    message = await send_message_fn()
         except asyncio.CancelledError:
             self._logger.info(f"Callback {callback_id} was cancelled")
             if message is not None: