diff --git a/21.md b/21.md
index 426c6307..16f266cb 100644
--- a/21.md
+++ b/21.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ If all is well, then the relay can use the identified pubkey to validate further
 1. Client connects to `wss://chat.relay.nostr.com/`
 2. Client sends `["EVENT", {"id": "...", "pubkey": "aeae...", "sig": "...", "kind": 20001, "tags": [], "created_at": 1609470000, "content": "client identification for chat.relay.nostr.com"}]`
 3. Client sends `["REQ", "my-dms", {"kinds": [4], "#p": ["aeae..."]}, {"kinds": [4],"authors": ["aeae"]}]`
-5. Relay sends `["EVENT", "my-dms", {"id": "...", "pubkey": "aeae...", "kind": 4, "content": "<encrypted>", "sig": "...", "tags": ["p", "786b..."]}]`
+4. Relay sends `["EVENT", "my-dms", {"id": "...", "pubkey": "aeae...", "kind": 4, "content": "<encrypted>", "sig": "...", "tags": ["p", "786b..."]}]`
 5. Relay sends `["EVENT", "my-dms", {"id": "...", "pubkey": "786b...", "kind": 4, "content": "<encrypted>", "sig": "...", "tags": ["p", "aeae..."]}]`
 
 Ids and signatures omitted and pubkeys shortened for readability.