diff --git a/apps/messages/ChangeLog b/apps/messages/ChangeLog
index 14f667ad7..9476f172d 100644
--- a/apps/messages/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/messages/ChangeLog
@@ -53,4 +53,5 @@
 0.38: Add telegram foss handling
 0.39: Set default color for message icons according to theme
 0.40: Use default Bangle formatter for booleans
-0.41: Add notification icons in the widget
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+0.41: Add notification icons in the widget
+0.42: Fix messages ignoring "Vibrate: Off" setting
diff --git a/apps/messages/metadata.json b/apps/messages/metadata.json
index a423ecafb..e5a68a8e6 100644
--- a/apps/messages/metadata.json
+++ b/apps/messages/metadata.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "messages",
   "name": "Messages",
-  "version": "0.41",
+  "version": "0.42",
   "description": "App to display notifications from iOS and Gadgetbridge/Android",
   "icon": "app.png",
   "type": "app",
diff --git a/apps/messages/widget.js b/apps/messages/widget.js
index 13eb1c0ef..f7d581ad9 100644
--- a/apps/messages/widget.js
+++ b/apps/messages/widget.js
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ draw:function(recall) {
   Bangle.drawWidgets();
 },buzz:function() {
   if ((require('Storage').readJSON('setting.json',1)||{}).quiet) return; // never buzz during Quiet Mode
-  require("buzz").pattern((require('Storage').readJSON("messages.settings.json", true) || {}).vibrate || ":");
+  var pattern = (require('Storage').readJSON("messages.settings.json", true) || {}).vibrate;
+  if (pattern === undefined) { pattern = ":"; } // pattern may be "", so we can't use || ":" here
+  require("buzz").pattern(pattern);
 },touch:function(b,c) {
   var w=WIDGETS["messages"];
   if (!w||!w.width||c.x<w.x||c.x>w.x+w.width||c.y<w.y||c.y>w.y+w.iconwidth) return;