diff --git a/js/views/confirmation_dialog_view.js b/js/views/confirmation_dialog_view.js
index e81b6079b..02867fe77 100644
--- a/js/views/confirmation_dialog_view.js
+++ b/js/views/confirmation_dialog_view.js
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@
       }
     },
     focusCancel() {
-      this.$('.cancel').focus();
+      // We delay this call because we might be called inside click handlers
+      //   which would set focus to themselves afterwards!
+      setTimeout(() => this.$('.cancel').focus(), 1);
     },
   });
 })();
diff --git a/js/views/conversation_view.js b/js/views/conversation_view.js
index 99590ab97..f5c1eea5f 100644
--- a/js/views/conversation_view.js
+++ b/js/views/conversation_view.js
@@ -1850,9 +1850,7 @@
       const contact = ConversationController.get(contactId);
       const message = this.model.messageCollection.get(messageId);
       if (!message) {
-        throw new Error(
-          `deleteMessage: Did not find message for id ${messageId}`
-        );
+        throw new Error(`forceSend: Did not find message for id ${messageId}`);
       }
 
       const dialog = new Whisper.ConfirmationDialogView({
diff --git a/js/views/whisper_view.js b/js/views/whisper_view.js
index 4ac7c6f7e..1ac49f2b1 100644
--- a/js/views/whisper_view.js
+++ b/js/views/whisper_view.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
             reject,
           });
           this.$el.append(dialog.el);
+          dialog.focusCancel();
         });
       },
     },
diff --git a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
index b015bf161..47e50df22 100644
--- a/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
+++ b/ts/util/lint/exceptions.json
@@ -335,10 +335,10 @@
   {
     "rule": "jQuery-$(",
     "path": "js/views/confirmation_dialog_view.js",
-    "line": "      this.$('.cancel').focus();",
-    "lineNumber": 73,
+    "line": "      setTimeout(() => this.$('.cancel').focus(), 1);",
+    "lineNumber": 75,
     "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
-    "updated": "2018-09-19T21:59:32.770Z",
+    "updated": "2019-12-07T02:04:56.987Z",
     "reasonDetail": "Protected from arbitrary input"
   },
   {
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@
     "rule": "jQuery-$(",
     "path": "js/views/whisper_view.js",
     "line": "        $('script[type=\"text/x-tmpl-mustache\"]').each((i, el) => {",
-    "lineNumber": 70,
+    "lineNumber": 71,
     "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
     "updated": "2018-09-19T21:59:32.770Z",
     "reasonDetail": "Protected from arbitrary input"
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@
     "rule": "jQuery-$(",
     "path": "js/views/whisper_view.js",
     "line": "          const $el = $(el);",
-    "lineNumber": 71,
+    "lineNumber": 72,
     "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
     "updated": "2018-09-19T21:59:32.770Z",
     "reasonDetail": "Protected from arbitrary input"
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@
     "rule": "jQuery-html(",
     "path": "js/views/whisper_view.js",
     "line": "          templates[id] = $el.html();",
-    "lineNumber": 73,
+    "lineNumber": 74,
     "reasonCategory": "usageTrusted",
     "updated": "2018-09-15T00:38:04.183Z",
     "reasonDetail": "Getting the value, not setting it"