diff --git a/app/celery/provider_tasks.py b/app/celery/provider_tasks.py
index ab8d8435a..a75a68c96 100644
--- a/app/celery/provider_tasks.py
+++ b/app/celery/provider_tasks.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ from app.config import Config, QueueNames
 from app.dao import notifications_dao
 from app.dao.notifications_dao import (
     sanitize_successful_notification_by_id,
-    update_notification_message_id,
     update_notification_status_by_id,
 )
 from app.delivery import send_to_providers
@@ -129,8 +128,6 @@ def deliver_sms(self, notification_id):
             )
         # Code branches off to send_to_providers.py
         message_id = send_to_providers.send_sms_to_provider(notification)
-        if message_id is not None:  # can be none if technical failure happens
-            update_notification_message_id(notification_id, message_id)
 
         # DEPRECATED
         # We have to put it in UTC.  For other timezones, the delay
diff --git a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
index 066c21387..052242644 100644
--- a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def update_notification_message_id(notification_id, message_id):
     stmt = (
         update(Notification)
         .where(Notification.id == notification_id)
-        .values({"message_id": message_id})
+        .values(message_id=message_id)
     )
     db.session.execute(stmt)
     db.session.commit()
diff --git a/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py b/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py
index 07763823f..4cc57fa6a 100644
--- a/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py
+++ b/app/delivery/send_to_providers.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from app import (
 from app.aws.s3 import get_personalisation_from_s3, get_phone_number_from_s3
 from app.celery.test_key_tasks import send_email_response, send_sms_response
 from app.dao.email_branding_dao import dao_get_email_branding_by_id
-from app.dao.notifications_dao import dao_update_notification
+from app.dao.notifications_dao import dao_update_notification, update_notification_message_id
 from app.dao.provider_details_dao import get_provider_details_by_notification_type
 from app.dao.service_sms_sender_dao import dao_get_sms_senders_by_service_id
 from app.enums import BrandType, KeyType, NotificationStatus, NotificationType
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ def send_sms_to_provider(notification):
 
                 message_id = provider.send_sms(**send_sms_kwargs)
                 current_app.logger.info(f"got message_id {message_id}")
+                update_notification_message_id(notification.id, message_id)
             except Exception as e:
                 n = notification
                 msg = f"FAILED send to sms, job_id: {n.job_id} row_number {n.job_row_number} message_id {message_id}"