diff --git a/client/src/components/chat-send-message/chat-send-message.component.jsx b/client/src/components/chat-send-message/chat-send-message.component.jsx
index bc0c0af7c..6ac7cb6b4 100644
--- a/client/src/components/chat-send-message/chat-send-message.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/chat-send-message/chat-send-message.component.jsx
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ function ChatSendMessageComponent({
     if (message === "" || !message) return;
     logImEXEvent("messaging_send_message");
     const selectedImages = selectedMedia.filter((i) => i.isSelected);
-    if (selectedImages < 11) {
+    console.log(
+      "🚀  ~ file: chat-send-message.component.jsx  ~ line 52  ~ selectedImages",
+      selectedImages
+    );
+    if (selectedImages.length < 11) {
       sendMessage({
         to: conversation.phone_num,
         body: message,