diff --git a/ts/util/sendToGroup.ts b/ts/util/sendToGroup.ts
index 700c0d0f6b..746c529920 100644
--- a/ts/util/sendToGroup.ts
+++ b/ts/util/sendToGroup.ts
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ export async function sendToGroupViaSenderKey(options: {
           groupId,
           identifiers: newToMemberUuids,
         },
-        sendOptions
+        sendOptions ? { ...sendOptions, online: false } : undefined
       ),
       { messageIds: [], sendType: 'senderKeyDistributionMessage' }
     );