diff --git a/securedrop_client/api_jobs/uploads.py b/securedrop_client/api_jobs/uploads.py
index d5b451fb7b..216c415945 100644
--- a/securedrop_client/api_jobs/uploads.py
+++ b/securedrop_client/api_jobs/uploads.py
@@ -69,13 +69,6 @@ def call_api(self, api_client: API, session: Session) -> str:
             message = "Failed to send reply for source {id} due to Exception: {error}".format(
                 id=self.source_uuid, error=e)
 
-            # Update draft reply send status to FAILED
-            reply_status = session.query(ReplySendStatus).filter_by(
-                name=ReplySendStatusCodes.FAILED.value).one()
-            draft_reply_db_object.send_status_id = reply_status.id
-            session.add(draft_reply_db_object)
-            session.commit()
-
             raise SendReplyJobTimeoutError(message, self.reply_uuid)
         except Exception as e:
             message = "Failed to send reply for source {id} due to Exception: {error}".format(
diff --git a/securedrop_client/logic.py b/securedrop_client/logic.py
index f610bcc740..acc9a1aaa9 100644
--- a/securedrop_client/logic.py
+++ b/securedrop_client/logic.py
@@ -812,7 +812,10 @@ def on_reply_failure(
         exception: Union[SendReplyJobError, SendReplyJobTimeoutError]
     ) -> None:
         logger.debug('{} failed to send'.format(exception.reply_uuid))
-        self.reply_failed.emit(exception.reply_uuid)
+
+        # only emit failure signal for non-timeout errors
+        if isinstance(exception, SendReplyJobError):
+            self.reply_failed.emit(exception.reply_uuid)
 
     def get_file(self, file_uuid: str) -> db.File:
         file = storage.get_file(self.session, file_uuid)
diff --git a/tests/test_logic.py b/tests/test_logic.py
index 68bdcdb8f5..90ba784596 100644
--- a/tests/test_logic.py
+++ b/tests/test_logic.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from securedrop_client.api_jobs.downloads import (
     DownloadChecksumMismatchException, DownloadDecryptionException, DownloadException
 )
-from securedrop_client.api_jobs.uploads import SendReplyJobError
+from securedrop_client.api_jobs.uploads import SendReplyJobError, SendReplyJobTimeoutError
 
 with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'files', 'test-key.gpg.pub.asc')) as f:
     PUB_KEY = f.read()
@@ -1394,6 +1394,23 @@ def test_Controller_on_reply_failure(homedir, mocker, session_maker):
     reply_succeeded.emit.assert_not_called()
 
 
+def test_Controller_on_reply_failure_for_timeout(homedir, mocker, session_maker):
+    '''
+    Check that when the method is called, the client emits the correct signal.
+    '''
+    co = Controller('http://localhost', mocker.MagicMock(), session_maker, homedir)
+    reply_succeeded = mocker.patch.object(co, 'reply_succeeded')
+    reply_failed = mocker.patch.object(co, 'reply_failed')
+    debug_logger = mocker.patch('securedrop_client.logic.logger.debug')
+
+    exception = SendReplyJobTimeoutError('mock_error_message', 'mock_reply_uuid')
+    co.on_reply_failure(exception)
+
+    debug_logger.assert_called_once_with('{} failed to send'.format('mock_reply_uuid'))
+    reply_failed.emit.assert_not_called()
+    reply_succeeded.emit.assert_not_called()
+
+
 def test_Controller_is_authenticated_property(homedir, mocker, session_maker):
     '''
     Check that the @property `is_authenticated`: