diff --git a/ts/util/getStoryDuration.ts b/ts/util/getStoryDuration.ts
index 02af7f4a2464..f4961ff2923f 100644
--- a/ts/util/getStoryDuration.ts
+++ b/ts/util/getStoryDuration.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,20 @@ export async function getStoryDuration(
     return DEFAULT_DURATION;
   }
 
+  if (attachment.textAttachment) {
+    // Minimum 5 seconds. +1 second for every 15 characters past the first
+    // 15 characters (round up).
+    // For text stories that include a link, +2 seconds to the playback time.
+    const length = attachment.textAttachment.text
+      ? count(attachment.textAttachment.text)
+      : 0;
+    const additionalSeconds = (Math.ceil(length / 15) - 1) * SECOND;
+    const linkPreviewSeconds = attachment.textAttachment.preview
+      ? 2 * SECOND
+      : 0;
+    return DEFAULT_DURATION + additionalSeconds + linkPreviewSeconds;
+  }
+
   if (!isDownloaded(attachment) || hasNotResolved(attachment)) {
     return;
   }
@@ -56,18 +70,6 @@ export async function getStoryDuration(
     return Math.min(duration, MAX_VIDEO_DURATION);
   }
 
-  if (attachment.textAttachment && attachment.textAttachment.text) {
-    // Minimum 5 seconds. +1 second for every 15 characters past the first
-    // 15 characters (round up).
-    // For text stories that include a link, +2 seconds to the playback time.
-    const length = count(attachment.textAttachment.text);
-    const additionalSeconds = (Math.ceil(length / 15) - 1) * SECOND;
-    const linkPreviewSeconds = attachment.textAttachment.preview
-      ? 2 * SECOND
-      : 0;
-    return DEFAULT_DURATION + additionalSeconds + linkPreviewSeconds;
-  }
-
   if (attachment.caption) {
     const length = count(attachment.caption);
     const additionalSeconds = (Math.ceil(length / 15) - 1) * SECOND;