diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelMessageList.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelMessageList.swift
index 276f6fbf..573a7dc8 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelMessageList.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelMessageList.swift
@@ -112,8 +112,16 @@ struct ChannelMessageList: View {
 							.frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
 							.id(message.messageId)
 							.onAppear {
-								Task {
-									await markMessageAsRead(message)
+								if !message.read {
+									message.read = true
+									do {
+										try context.save()
+										Logger.data.info("📖 [App] Read message \(message.messageId) ")
+										appState.unreadChannelMessages = myInfo.unreadMessages
+										context.refresh(myInfo, mergeChanges: true)
+									} catch {
+										Logger.data.error("Failed to read message \(message.messageId): \(error.localizedDescription)")
+									}
 								}
 							}
 						}
@@ -170,21 +178,4 @@ struct ChannelMessageList: View {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	
-	@MainActor
-		func markMessageAsRead(_ message: MessageEntity) async {
-			guard !message.read else { return }
-			
-			message.read = true
-			
-			do {
-				try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 300_000_000) // 300ms debounce
-				try context.save()
-				Logger.data.info("📖 [App] Read message \(message.messageId)")
-				appState.unreadChannelMessages = myInfo.unreadMessages
-				context.refresh(myInfo, mergeChanges: true)
-			} catch {
-				Logger.data.error("Failed to read message \(message.messageId): \(error.localizedDescription)")
-			}
-		}
 }