diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
index 2cf37abb5..7b6f763a8 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
@@ -2882,17 +2882,21 @@ processAgentMessageConn user@User {userId} corrId agentConnId agentMessage = do
       -- TODO add debugging output
       _ -> pure ()
 
+    -- TODO revert to commented function to enable creation of decryption errors chat items
     agentMsgDecryptError :: AgentErrorType -> Maybe (MsgDecryptError, Word32)
-    agentMsgDecryptError = \case
-      AGENT (A_CRYPTO RATCHET_HEADER) -> Just (MDERatchetHeader, 1)
-      AGENT (A_CRYPTO (RATCHET_SKIPPED n)) -> Just (MDETooManySkipped, n)
-      -- we are not treating this as decryption error, as in many cases it happens as the result of duplicate or redundant delivery,
-      -- and we don't have a way to differentiate.
-      -- we could store the hashes of past messages in the agent, or delaying message deletion after ACK
-      -- A_DUPLICATE -> Nothing
-      -- earlier messages may be received in case of redundant delivery, and do not necessarily indicate an error
-      -- AGENT (A_CRYPTO (RATCHET_EARLIER n)) -> Nothing
-      _ -> Nothing
+    agentMsgDecryptError _ = Nothing
+
+    -- agentMsgDecryptError :: AgentErrorType -> Maybe (MsgDecryptError, Word32)
+    -- agentMsgDecryptError = \case
+    --   AGENT (A_CRYPTO RATCHET_HEADER) -> Just (MDERatchetHeader, 1)
+    --   AGENT (A_CRYPTO (RATCHET_SKIPPED n)) -> Just (MDETooManySkipped, n)
+    --   -- we are not treating this as decryption error, as in many cases it happens as the result of duplicate or redundant delivery,
+    --   -- and we don't have a way to differentiate.
+    --   -- we could store the hashes of past messages in the agent, or delaying message deletion after ACK
+    --   -- A_DUPLICATE -> Nothing
+    --   -- earlier messages may be received in case of redundant delivery, and do not necessarily indicate an error
+    --   -- AGENT (A_CRYPTO (RATCHET_EARLIER n)) -> Nothing
+    --   _ -> Nothing
 
     mdeUpdatedCI :: (MsgDecryptError, Word32) -> CChatItem c -> Maybe (ChatItem c 'MDRcv, CIContent 'MDRcv)
     mdeUpdatedCI (mde', n') (CChatItem _ ci@ChatItem {content = CIRcvDecryptionError mde n})
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs b/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs
index e54bddb38..0f5fe5f71 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ chatDirectTests = do
     it "mark contact verified" testMarkContactVerified
     it "mark group member verified" testMarkGroupMemberVerified
   describe "message errors" $ do
-    it "show message decryption error and update count" testMsgDecryptError
+    xit "show message decryption error and update count" testMsgDecryptError
 
 testAddContact :: HasCallStack => SpecWith FilePath
 testAddContact = versionTestMatrix2 runTestAddContact
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs b/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs
index a70117d8c..e74071c3b 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests/Groups.hs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ chatGroupTests = do
     it "group link member role" testGroupLinkMemberRole
     it "leaving and deleting the group joined via link should NOT delete previously existing direct contacts" testGroupLinkLeaveDelete
   describe "group message errors" $ do
-    it "show message decryption error and update count" testGroupMsgDecryptError
+    xit "show message decryption error and update count" testGroupMsgDecryptError
 
 testGroup :: HasCallStack => SpecWith FilePath
 testGroup = versionTestMatrix3 runTestGroup