diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/encryption-public-key.test.ts b/app/scripts/controllers/encryption-public-key.test.ts
index cc5b61cc1..cb5581831 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/encryption-public-key.test.ts
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/encryption-public-key.test.ts
@@ -352,6 +352,15 @@ describe('EncryptionPublicKeyController', () => {
         'Cancel',
       );
     });
+
+    it('returns current state', async () => {
+      getStateMock.mockReturnValueOnce(stateMock);
+      expect(
+        await encryptionPublicKeyController.cancelEncryptionPublicKey(
+          messageIdMock,
+        ),
+      ).toEqual(stateMock);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('message manager events', () => {
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/encryption-public-key.ts b/app/scripts/controllers/encryption-public-key.ts
index 626413b3f..4ea2c1afe 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/encryption-public-key.ts
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/encryption-public-key.ts
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ export default class EncryptionPublicKeyController extends BaseControllerV2<
    * @param msgId - The id of the message to cancel.
    */
   cancelEncryptionPublicKey(msgId: string) {
-    this._cancelAbstractMessage(this._encryptionPublicKeyManager, msgId);
+    return this._cancelAbstractMessage(this._encryptionPublicKeyManager, msgId);
   }
 
   /**