diff --git a/client/src/features/rueckfragen/rueckfrageSlice.spec.ts b/client/src/features/rueckfragen/rueckfrageSlice.spec.ts
index 49f5fc46760584dac41fe1086f6290078b682415..7b91b4c9abf6aa1727ff6a5304785e4a47c5cf03 100644
--- a/client/src/features/rueckfragen/rueckfrageSlice.spec.ts
+++ b/client/src/features/rueckfragen/rueckfrageSlice.spec.ts
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ describe("rueckfragen reducer tests", () => {
       expect(mockSendMessage).toBeCalledTimes(1);
       expect(mockSendMessage).toBeCalledWith(mockMessage);
     });
-    it("should return answered rueckfrage after successful message send", () => {
+    it("should reset load status after successful message send", () => {
       const action = sendMessageThunk.fulfilled({ message: newMessage, id: "1" }, "", {
         id: "1",
         newMessage
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ describe("rueckfragen reducer tests", () => {
       const actual = rueckfragenReducer(initialStateForSendMessage, action);
       expect(actual).toEqual({
         ...initialStateForSendMessage,
-        selectedRueckfrage: answeredRueckfrage
+        selectedRueckfrageStatus: "idle"
       });
     });
     it("failed message send doesn't affect state", () => {
diff --git a/client/src/features/rueckfragen/rueckfrageSlice.ts b/client/src/features/rueckfragen/rueckfrageSlice.ts
index e80e163fb071ff2566d9851cc8eff845ffde5302..c0d3301af1bd70acc0771fbf96e9b4b149d56baa 100644
--- a/client/src/features/rueckfragen/rueckfrageSlice.ts
+++ b/client/src/features/rueckfragen/rueckfrageSlice.ts
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ const rueckfragenSlice = createSlice({
   extraReducers: (builder) => {
     builder
       .addCase(sendMessageThunk.rejected, () => {})
-      .addCase(sendMessageThunk.fulfilled, (state, action) => {
-        state.selectedRueckfrage = updateRueckfrage(state.selectedRueckfrage!, action.payload.message);
+      .addCase(sendMessageThunk.fulfilled, (state) => {
+        state.selectedRueckfrageStatus = "idle";
       });
 
     builder
@@ -87,13 +87,6 @@ const rueckfragenSlice = createSlice({
   }
 });
 
-function updateRueckfrage(selectedRueckfrage: Rueckfrage, newMessage: Antwort): Rueckfrage {
-  return {
-    ...selectedRueckfrage,
-    antworten: [...selectedRueckfrage.antworten, newMessage]
-  };
-}
-
 export const { resetRueckfrageHeaderStatus, clearSelectedRueckfrage } = rueckfragenSlice.actions;
 export const rueckfragenReducer = rueckfragenSlice.reducer;