diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 33650ca..54689ad 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         "qr-image": "^3.2.0",
         "qrcode-terminal": "^0.12.0",
         "swagger-ui-express": "^5.0.1",
-        "whatsapp-web.js": "^1.32.0",
+        "whatsapp-web.js": "^1.33.0",
         "ws": "^8.18.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -8177,9 +8177,9 @@
       "license": "BSD-2-Clause"
     },
     "node_modules/whatsapp-web.js": {
-      "version": "1.32.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatsapp-web.js/-/whatsapp-web.js-1.32.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-uXBT2WtUxUUZpOIevy/x+9JlIU7MSnPniqZC0NJq7k5VTjkI1GYWJZlDJSSYTvnw3JOZMn1wSizHqb9g/q5eew==",
+      "version": "1.33.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatsapp-web.js/-/whatsapp-web.js-1.33.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WyyOl0Xh2C1o7/pnZJ64evbkJL6t/BjN0adeIBP0QUiWS+nuv35iAg5tZWBPZEa1S1oFjX8ZXmSFBdUSjr5lQw==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@pedroslopez/moduleraid": "^5.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 39c10d0..d0073dd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "qr-image": "^3.2.0",
     "qrcode-terminal": "^0.12.0",
     "swagger-ui-express": "^5.0.1",
-    "whatsapp-web.js": "^1.32.0",
+    "whatsapp-web.js": "^1.33.0",
     "ws": "^8.18.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/controllers/channelController.js b/src/controllers/channelController.js
index db92ebd..e9f7c7b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/channelController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/channelController.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ const sendMessage = async (req, res) => {
 
   try {
     const { chatId, content, contentType, options, mediaFromURLOptions = {} } = req.body
+    const sendOptions = { waitUntilMsgSent: true, ...options }
     const client = sessions.get(req.params.sessionId)
     const chat = await client.getChatById(chatId)
     if (!chat) {
@@ -119,16 +120,16 @@ const sendMessage = async (req, res) => {
     let messageOut
     switch (contentType) {
       case 'string':
-        messageOut = await chat.sendMessage(content, options)
+        messageOut = await chat.sendMessage(content, sendOptions)
         break
       case 'MessageMediaFromURL': {
         const messageMediaFromURL = await MessageMedia.fromUrl(content, { unsafeMime: true, ...mediaFromURLOptions })
-        messageOut = await chat.sendMessage(messageMediaFromURL, options)
+        messageOut = await chat.sendMessage(messageMediaFromURL, sendOptions)
         break
       }
       case 'MessageMedia': {
         const messageMedia = new MessageMedia(content.mimetype, content.data, content.filename, content.filesize)
-        messageOut = await chat.sendMessage(messageMedia, options)
+        messageOut = await chat.sendMessage(messageMedia, sendOptions)
         break
       }
       default:
diff --git a/src/controllers/clientController.js b/src/controllers/clientController.js
index e11722a..4fd25ae 100644
--- a/src/controllers/clientController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/clientController.js
@@ -64,47 +64,46 @@ const sendMessage = async (req, res) => {
   */
 
   try {
-    const { chatId, content, contentType, options, mediaFromURLOptions = {} } = req.body
+    const { chatId, content, contentType, options = {}, mediaFromURLOptions = {} } = req.body
     const client = sessions.get(req.params.sessionId)
+    const sendOptions = { waitUntilMsgSent: true, ...options }
 
     let messageOut
     switch (contentType) {
       case 'string':
-        if (options?.media) {
-          const { mimetype, data, filename = null, filesize = null } = options.media
+        if (sendOptions?.media) {
+          const { mimetype, data, filename = null, filesize = null } = sendOptions.media
           if (!mimetype || !data) {
             return sendErrorResponse(res, 400, 'invalid media options')
           }
-          options.media = new MessageMedia(mimetype, data, filename, filesize)
+          sendOptions.media = new MessageMedia(mimetype, data, filename, filesize)
         }
-        messageOut = await client.sendMessage(chatId, content, options)
+        messageOut = await client.sendMessage(chatId, content, sendOptions)
         break
       case 'MessageMediaFromURL': {
         const messageMediaFromURL = await MessageMedia.fromUrl(content, { unsafeMime: true, ...mediaFromURLOptions })
-        messageOut = await client.sendMessage(chatId, messageMediaFromURL, options)
+        messageOut = await client.sendMessage(chatId, messageMediaFromURL, sendOptions)
         break
       }
       case 'MessageMedia': {
         const messageMedia = new MessageMedia(content.mimetype, content.data, content.filename, content.filesize)
-        messageOut = await client.sendMessage(chatId, messageMedia, options)
+        messageOut = await client.sendMessage(chatId, messageMedia, sendOptions)
         break
       }
       case 'Location': {
         const location = new Location(content.latitude, content.longitude, content.description)
-        messageOut = await client.sendMessage(chatId, location, options)
+        messageOut = await client.sendMessage(chatId, location, sendOptions)
         break
       }
       case 'Contact': {
         const contactId = content.contactId.endsWith('@c.us') ? content.contactId : `${content.contactId}@c.us`
         const contact = await client.getContactById(contactId)
-        messageOut = await client.sendMessage(chatId, contact, options)
+        messageOut = await client.sendMessage(chatId, contact, sendOptions)
         break
       }
       case 'Poll': {
         const poll = new Poll(content.pollName, content.pollOptions, content.options)
-        messageOut = await client.sendMessage(chatId, poll, options)
-        // fix for poll events not being triggered (open the chat that you sent the poll)
-        await client.interface.openChatWindow(chatId)
+        messageOut = await client.sendMessage(chatId, poll, sendOptions)
         break
       }
       default: