diff --git a/src/games/trivia.js b/src/games/trivia.js
index ffb4a62..ce3e311 100644
--- a/src/games/trivia.js
+++ b/src/games/trivia.js
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ async function onMessage(message, context) {
 			game.ac.abort();
 		}
 
-		if (settings.mode === 'timeout') {
+		if (settings.mode === 'timeout' && !game.ac.signal.aborted) {
 			if (message.type === 'message') {
 				context.sendMessage(`**${fullAnswer || answer}** is the correct answer! You might want to **/whisper** the answer to me instead, so others can't leech off your impeccable knowledge. You will receive a point at the end of the round.`, context.room.id, null, context.user.username);
 			} else {