diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
index db86eb3368..7b13d74265 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@
 			await handleOpenAIError(error, message);
 		}
 
-		if (sources) {
+		if (sources && !message?.sources) {
 			message.sources = sources;
 		}