diff --git a/src/module/sqs/prepare-message.js b/src/module/sqs/prepare-message.js
index 7b3701d9..77f47e47 100644
--- a/src/module/sqs/prepare-message.js
+++ b/src/module/sqs/prepare-message.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export const prepareMessage = (msg, opts) => {
       enumerable: false
     });
   }
-  if (opts.delaySeconds !== undefined) {
+  if (opts.delaySeconds !== undefined && !(DELAY_SECONDS in msg)) {
     Object.defineProperty(msg, DELAY_SECONDS, {
       value: opts.delaySeconds,
       writable: false,
diff --git a/test/module/sqs/queue-processor.spec.js b/test/module/sqs/queue-processor.spec.js
index e5cc8cb7..b9ae7c16 100644
--- a/test/module/sqs/queue-processor.spec.js
+++ b/test/module/sqs/queue-processor.spec.js
@@ -427,9 +427,9 @@ describe('Testing QueueProcessor', {
 
   it('Testing multi prepare message error', async ({ capture }) => {
     const msg = { name: 'step1' };
-    aws.sqs.prepareMessage(msg, { delaySeconds: 10 });
-    expect(() => aws.sqs.prepareMessage(msg, { delaySeconds: 20 }))
-      .to.throw('Cannot redefine property: Symbol(delay-seconds)');
+    aws.sqs.prepareMessage(msg, { urgent: false });
+    expect(() => aws.sqs.prepareMessage(msg, { urgent: true }))
+      .to.throw('Cannot redefine property: Symbol(urgent)');
   });
 
   it('Testing empty setting on message', async () => {