diff --git a/apprise/plugins/matrix.py b/apprise/plugins/matrix.py
index 82cd1016d..112fe0445 100644
--- a/apprise/plugins/matrix.py
+++ b/apprise/plugins/matrix.py
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ def _send_server_notification(self, body, title='',
 
             # Increment the transaction ID to avoid future messages being
             # recognized as retransmissions and ignored
-            if self.version == MatrixVersion.V3:
+            if self.version == MatrixVersion.V3 and self.access_token != self.password:
                 self.transaction_id += 1
                 self.store.set(
                     'transaction_id', self.transaction_id,