diff --git a/fileTransfer/manager_test.go b/fileTransfer/manager_test.go
index b5951adaf07633ed26a95c9a844a5ee70a01b64c..c1133aa32a8f0f0e2fa09139678cdfd224e44fa2 100644
--- a/fileTransfer/manager_test.go
+++ b/fileTransfer/manager_test.go
@@ -84,6 +84,19 @@ func TestManager_Send(t *testing.T) {
 	retry := float32(1.5)
 	numFps := calcNumberOfFingerprints(numParts, retry)
 
+	rng := csprng.NewSystemRNG()
+	dhKey := m.store.E2e().GetGroup().NewInt(42)
+	pubKey := diffieHellman.GeneratePublicKey(dhKey, m.store.E2e().GetGroup())
+	_, mySidhPriv := util.GenerateSIDHKeyPair(sidh.KeyVariantSidhA, rng)
+	theirSidhPub, _ := util.GenerateSIDHKeyPair(sidh.KeyVariantSidhB, rng)
+	p := params.GetDefaultE2ESessionParams()
+
+	err := m.store.E2e().AddPartner(recipient, pubKey, dhKey,
+		mySidhPriv, theirSidhPub, p, p)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to add partner %s: %+v", recipient, err)
+	}
+
 	tid, err := m.Send(
 		fileName, fileType, fileData, recipient, retry, preview, nil, 0)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -244,9 +257,22 @@ func TestManager_Send_SendE2eError(t *testing.T) {
 	preview := []byte("filePreview")
 	retry := float32(1.5)
 
+	rng := csprng.NewSystemRNG()
+	dhKey := m.store.E2e().GetGroup().NewInt(42)
+	pubKey := diffieHellman.GeneratePublicKey(dhKey, m.store.E2e().GetGroup())
+	_, mySidhPriv := util.GenerateSIDHKeyPair(sidh.KeyVariantSidhA, rng)
+	theirSidhPub, _ := util.GenerateSIDHKeyPair(sidh.KeyVariantSidhB, rng)
+	p := params.GetDefaultE2ESessionParams()
+
+	err := m.store.E2e().AddPartner(recipient, pubKey, dhKey,
+		mySidhPriv, theirSidhPub, p, p)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to add partner %s: %+v", recipient, err)
+	}
+
 	expectedErr := fmt.Sprintf(newFtSendE2eErr, recipient, "")
 
-	_, err := m.Send(
+	_, err = m.Send(
 		fileName, fileType, fileData, recipient, retry, preview, nil, 0)
 	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expectedErr) {
 		t.Errorf("Send did not return the expected error when the E2E message "+
diff --git a/fileTransfer/sendNew.go b/fileTransfer/sendNew.go
index e78b7f9c4f49ee96b55abf550e46083bf06dc2b6..99a935b737a6d0cfff495cc4e458ab1314fd3414 100644
--- a/fileTransfer/sendNew.go
+++ b/fileTransfer/sendNew.go
@@ -34,8 +34,18 @@ func (m *Manager) sendNewFileTransfer(recipient *id.ID, fileName,
 		return errors.Errorf(newFtProtoMarshalErr, err)
 	}
 
+	// Get partner relationship so that the silent preimage can be generated
+	relationship, err := m.store.E2e().GetPartner(recipient)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Sends as a silent message to avoid a notification
+	p := params.GetDefaultE2E()
+	p.CMIX.IdentityPreimage = relationship.GetSilentPreimage()
+
 	// Send E2E message
-	rounds, _, _, err := m.net.SendE2E(sendMsg, params.GetDefaultE2E(), nil)
+	rounds, _, _, err := m.net.SendE2E(sendMsg, p, nil)
 	if err != nil && len(rounds) == 0 {
 		return errors.Errorf(newFtSendE2eErr, recipient, err)
 	}
diff --git a/fileTransfer/sendNew_test.go b/fileTransfer/sendNew_test.go
index 6465f359c41ce50b65781729777e5be3b6b3d6cc..8a4da00a6d666001813c728311496ba39fcf9a1b 100644
--- a/fileTransfer/sendNew_test.go
+++ b/fileTransfer/sendNew_test.go
@@ -9,9 +9,14 @@ package fileTransfer
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/cloudflare/circl/dh/sidh"
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/interfaces/message"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/interfaces/params"
+	util "gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/utility"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/diffieHellman"
 	ftCrypto "gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/fileTransfer"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/csprng"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
@@ -31,6 +36,19 @@ func TestManager_sendNewFileTransfer(t *testing.T) {
 	numParts, fileSize, retry := uint16(16), uint32(256), float32(1.5)
 	preview := []byte("filePreview")
 
+	rng := csprng.NewSystemRNG()
+	dhKey := m.store.E2e().GetGroup().NewInt(42)
+	pubKey := diffieHellman.GeneratePublicKey(dhKey, m.store.E2e().GetGroup())
+	_, mySidhPriv := util.GenerateSIDHKeyPair(sidh.KeyVariantSidhA, rng)
+	theirSidhPub, _ := util.GenerateSIDHKeyPair(sidh.KeyVariantSidhB, rng)
+	p := params.GetDefaultE2ESessionParams()
+
+	err := m.store.E2e().AddPartner(recipient, pubKey, dhKey,
+		mySidhPriv, theirSidhPub, p, p)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to add partner %s: %+v", recipient, err)
+	}
+
 	expected, err := newNewFileTransferE2eMessage(recipient, fileName, fileType,
 		key, mac, numParts, fileSize, retry, preview)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -60,8 +78,21 @@ func TestManager_sendNewFileTransfer_E2eError(t *testing.T) {
 	recipient := id.NewIdFromString("recipient", id.User, t)
 	key, _ := ftCrypto.NewTransferKey(NewPrng(42))
 
+	rng := csprng.NewSystemRNG()
+	dhKey := m.store.E2e().GetGroup().NewInt(42)
+	pubKey := diffieHellman.GeneratePublicKey(dhKey, m.store.E2e().GetGroup())
+	_, mySidhPriv := util.GenerateSIDHKeyPair(sidh.KeyVariantSidhA, rng)
+	theirSidhPub, _ := util.GenerateSIDHKeyPair(sidh.KeyVariantSidhB, rng)
+	p := params.GetDefaultE2ESessionParams()
+
+	err := m.store.E2e().AddPartner(recipient, pubKey, dhKey,
+		mySidhPriv, theirSidhPub, p, p)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to add partner %s: %+v", recipient, err)
+	}
+
 	expectedErr := fmt.Sprintf(newFtSendE2eErr, recipient, "")
-	err := m.sendNewFileTransfer(recipient, "", "", key, nil, 16, 256, 1.5, nil)
+	err = m.sendNewFileTransfer(recipient, "", "", key, nil, 16, 256, 1.5, nil)
 	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expectedErr) {
 		t.Errorf("sendNewFileTransfer di dnot return the expected error when "+
 			"SendE2E failed.\nexpected: %s\nreceived: %+v", expectedErr, err)