diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index ed07599af..798606304 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "yaml": "^2.1.3"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "docker:up": "docker-compose up -d",
+    "docker:up": "docker compose up -d",
     "prisma-init": "prisma generate && prisma migrate deploy ",
     "start": "yarn prisma-init && node  ./dist/index.js",
     "start-inspect": "node --inspect=0.0.0.0:9229  ./dist/index.js",
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "build": "yarn tsc && cp ./config.yml ./dist/config.yml | true",
     "build:schema": "sh ./schemas.sh",
     "createDeliveryServiceProfile": "node --no-warnings ./cli.js",
-    "before:tests": "docker-compose -f docker-compose.test.yml up -d && DATABASE_URL='postgresql://prisma:prisma@localhost:5433/tests?schema=public' yarn prisma-init"
+    "before:tests": "docker compose -f docker-compose.test.yml up -d && DATABASE_URL='postgresql://prisma:prisma@localhost:5433/tests?schema=public' yarn prisma-init"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.19.6",
diff --git a/packages/delivery-service/package.json b/packages/delivery-service/package.json
index d9c3a4a17..e8588f753 100644
--- a/packages/delivery-service/package.json
+++ b/packages/delivery-service/package.json
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
     "yaml": "^2.1.3"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "docker:up": "docker-compose up -d",
+    "docker:up": "docker compose up -d",
     "start": "node  ./dist/index.js",
     "start-inspect": "node --inspect=0.0.0.0:9229  ./dist/index.js",
     "test": "yarn run before:tests &&  jest --coverage --runInBand --transformIgnorePatterns 'node_modules/(?!(dm3-lib-\\w*)/)' ",
     "build": "yarn tsc ",
     "createDeliveryServiceProfile": "node --no-warnings ./cli.js",
-    "before:tests": "docker-compose -f docker-compose.test.yml up -d",
-    "after:tests": "docker-compose -f docker-compose.test.yml down"
+    "before:tests": "docker compose -f docker-compose.test.yml up -d",
+    "after:tests": "docker compose -f docker-compose.test.yml down"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.19.6",
diff --git a/packages/lib/storage/src/new/cloudStorage/getCloudStorage.ts b/packages/lib/storage/src/new/cloudStorage/getCloudStorage.ts
index 580d39ac3..c6b93acdd 100644
--- a/packages/lib/storage/src/new/cloudStorage/getCloudStorage.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/storage/src/new/cloudStorage/getCloudStorage.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import { IBackendConnector } from '@dm3-org/dm3-lib-shared';
 import { MessageRecord } from '../chunkStorage/ChunkStorageTypes';
-import { Encryption, StorageAPI, StorageEnvelopContainer } from '../types';
+import {
+    Encryption,
+    HaltedStorageEnvelopContainer,
+    StorageAPI,
+    StorageEnvelopContainer,
+} from '../types';
 //getCloudStorages is the interface to the cloud storage.
 //It encrypts and decrypts the data before sending/reciving it to/from the cloud storage of the DM3 backend
 export const getCloudStorage = (
@@ -83,11 +88,14 @@ export const getCloudStorage = (
                     message.encryptedEnvelopContainer,
                 );
 
-                return JSON.parse(decryptedEnvelopContainer);
+                return {
+                    ...JSON.parse(decryptedEnvelopContainer),
+                    messageId: message.messageId,
+                } as HaltedStorageEnvelopContainer;
             }),
         );
 
-        return decryptedMessages as StorageEnvelopContainer[];
+        return decryptedMessages;
     };
 
     const clearHaltedMessages = async (
diff --git a/packages/lib/storage/src/new/types.ts b/packages/lib/storage/src/new/types.ts
index 5c7401267..f02d3cf61 100644
--- a/packages/lib/storage/src/new/types.ts
+++ b/packages/lib/storage/src/new/types.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export interface StorageAPI {
         pageSize: number,
         offset: number,
     ) => Promise<StorageEnvelopContainer[]>;
-    getHaltedMessages: () => Promise<StorageEnvelopContainer[]>;
+    getHaltedMessages: () => Promise<HaltedStorageEnvelopContainer[]>;
     clearHaltedMessages: (
         messageId: string,
         aliasName: string,
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ export interface StorageEnvelopContainer {
     envelop: Envelop;
 }
 
+export interface HaltedStorageEnvelopContainer {
+    messageState: MessageState;
+    envelop: Envelop;
+    messageId: string;
+}
+
 export interface Conversation {
     //the contactEnsName is the ensName of the contact
     contactEnsName: string;
diff --git a/packages/messenger-widget/src/context/testHelper/getMockedStorageContext.ts b/packages/messenger-widget/src/context/testHelper/getMockedStorageContext.ts
index 00d59b749..75d0632dd 100644
--- a/packages/messenger-widget/src/context/testHelper/getMockedStorageContext.ts
+++ b/packages/messenger-widget/src/context/testHelper/getMockedStorageContext.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
     StorageEnvelopContainer,
     Conversation,
+    HaltedStorageEnvelopContainer,
 } from '@dm3-org/dm3-lib-storage';
 import { StorageContextType } from '../StorageContext';
 
@@ -56,7 +57,9 @@ export const getMockedStorageContext = (
         ): Promise<StorageEnvelopContainer[]> {
             throw new Error('Function not implemented.');
         },
-        getHaltedMessages: function (): Promise<StorageEnvelopContainer[]> {
+        getHaltedMessages: function (): Promise<
+            HaltedStorageEnvelopContainer[]
+        > {
             throw new Error('Function not implemented.');
         },
         clearHaltedMessages: function (
diff --git a/packages/messenger-widget/src/hooks/haltDelivery/useHaltDelivery.ts b/packages/messenger-widget/src/hooks/haltDelivery/useHaltDelivery.ts
index 17e8f88f4..c9fb4f632 100644
--- a/packages/messenger-widget/src/hooks/haltDelivery/useHaltDelivery.ts
+++ b/packages/messenger-widget/src/hooks/haltDelivery/useHaltDelivery.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export const useHaltDelivery = () => {
         // Fetch all messages the user has halted. Then check if they can be delivered now.
         const handleHaltedMessages = async () => {
             const haltedMessages = await getHaltedMessages();
+
             //Get all recipients of the halted messages
             const recipients = Array.from(
                 new Set(
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export const useHaltDelivery = () => {
                     ),
                 ),
             );
+
             //Resolve the  tldNames to their aliases
             const resolvedAliases = await Promise.all(
                 recipients.map(async (ensName) => ({
@@ -124,9 +126,7 @@ export const useHaltDelivery = () => {
                                             );
                                         return {
                                             //To clear the envelop that has been used to store the halted message
-                                            haltedEnvelopId:
-                                                message.envelop.metadata
-                                                    ?.encryptedMessageHash!,
+                                            haltedEnvelopId: message.messageId,
                                             ...dispatchableEnvelop,
                                             //we keep the alias name for the receiver. In case it differes from the ensName
                                             aliasName:
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ export const useHaltDelivery = () => {
 
             await submitEnvelopsToReceiversDs(dispatchableEnvelops);
 
+            // clear the halted messages as those are sent
             dispatchableEnvelops.map((envelop) => {
                 clearHaltedMessages(envelop.haltedEnvelopId, envelop.aliasName);
             });
diff --git a/packages/messenger-widget/src/hooks/storage/useStorage.tsx b/packages/messenger-widget/src/hooks/storage/useStorage.tsx
index 91745bba9..ea78b93a2 100644
--- a/packages/messenger-widget/src/hooks/storage/useStorage.tsx
+++ b/packages/messenger-widget/src/hooks/storage/useStorage.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { sha256, stringify } from '@dm3-org/dm3-lib-shared';
 import { Conversation, StorageAPI } from '@dm3-org/dm3-lib-storage';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { BackendContextType } from '../../context/BackendContext';
+import { HaltedStorageEnvelopContainer } from '@dm3-org/dm3-lib-storage';
 
 //Handels storage sync and offers an interface for other hooks to interact with the storage
 export const useStorage = (
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ export type GetMessages = (
     pageSize: number,
     offset: number,
 ) => Promise<StorageEnvelopContainerNew[]>;
-export type GetHaltedMessages = () => Promise<StorageEnvelopContainerNew[]>;
+export type GetHaltedMessages = () => Promise<HaltedStorageEnvelopContainer[]>;
 export type ClearHaltedMessages = (
     messageId: string,
     aliasName: string,