diff --git a/nirvana-ios/Repositories/FirestoreService.swift b/nirvana-ios/Repositories/FirestoreService.swift
index f794f7f..046410e 100644
--- a/nirvana-ios/Repositories/FirestoreService.swift
+++ b/nirvana-ios/Repositories/FirestoreService.swift
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ class FirestoreService {
         do {
             let _ = try db.collection(Collection.messages.rawValue).addDocument(from: message)
             
-            completion(ServiceState.success("user created"))
+            completion(ServiceState.success("message created"))
         } catch {
-            print("error in updating user \(error.localizedDescription)")
+            print("error in creating message \(error.localizedDescription)")
             completion(ServiceState.error(ServiceError(description: error.localizedDescription)))
         }
     }
diff --git a/nirvana-ios/Views/InnerCircle/InnerCircleViewModel.swift b/nirvana-ios/Views/InnerCircle/InnerCircleViewModel.swift
index 4088c68..dd3fa6c 100644
--- a/nirvana-ios/Views/InnerCircle/InnerCircleViewModel.swift
+++ b/nirvana-ios/Views/InnerCircle/InnerCircleViewModel.swift
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ class InnerCircleViewModel: ObservableObject {
                 // create a new message in firestore with the url for receiving user to automatically get notified
                 self?.firestoreService.createMessage(message: newMessage) {[weak self] res in
                     print(res)
+                    
+                    // delete local audio file from user's phone so that it doesn't get crazy
+                    print("stopped recording: file about to get deleted from \(self?.getTemporaryDirectory()) with filename: \(self?.audioLocalUrl)")
+                    
+                    try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: (self?.audioLocalUrl)!)
                 }
             }
-            
-            // delete local audio file from user's phone so that it doesn't get crazy
-            print("stopped recording: file about to get deleted from \(getTemporaryDirectory()) with filename: \(self.audioLocalUrl)")
-            
-            try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: self.audioLocalUrl!)
         }
     }