diff --git a/web/src/api/client.ts b/web/src/api/client.ts
index 600ec1a..1c7f5d0 100644
--- a/web/src/api/client.ts
+++ b/web/src/api/client.ts
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ export default class Client {
 			err => {
 				console.error(`Failed to fetch event ${eventID}`, err)
 				if (unredact) {
+					room.requestedEvents.delete(eventID)
 					window.alert(`Failed to get unredacted content: ${err}`)
 				}
 			},