diff --git a/web/react/stores/post_store.jsx b/web/react/stores/post_store.jsx
index c76560c259..24b0d0dd0a 100644
--- a/web/react/stores/post_store.jsx
+++ b/web/react/stores/post_store.jsx
@@ -399,10 +399,12 @@ class PostStoreClass extends EventEmitter {
 
         Reflect.deleteProperty(postList.posts, pendingPostId);
         const index = postList.order.indexOf(pendingPostId);
-        if (index !== -1) {
-            postList.order.splice(index, 1);
+        if (index === -1) {
+            return;
         }
 
+        postList.order.splice(index, 1);
+
         this.postsInfo[channelId].pendingPosts = postList;
         this.emitChange();
     }