diff --git a/metagpt/memory/memory.py b/metagpt/memory/memory.py
index 580361d33..b11b780c3 100644
--- a/metagpt/memory/memory.py
+++ b/metagpt/memory/memory.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Memory(BaseModel):
         return self.storage[-k:]
 
     def find_news(self, observed: list[Message], k=0) -> list[Message]:
-        """find news (previously unseen messages) from the the most recent k memories, from all memories when k=0"""
+        """find news (previously unseen messages) from the most recent k memories, from all memories when k=0"""
         already_observed = self.get(k)
         news: list[Message] = []
         for i in observed:
diff --git a/metagpt/roles/role.py b/metagpt/roles/role.py
index 5ecc7ae33..6e2f61f32 100644
--- a/metagpt/roles/role.py
+++ b/metagpt/roles/role.py
@@ -422,8 +422,8 @@ class Role(SerializationMixin, ContextMixin, BaseModel):
         """Prepare new messages for processing from the message buffer and other sources."""
         # Read unprocessed messages from the msg buffer.
         news = []
-        if self.recovered:
-            news = [self.latest_observed_msg] if self.latest_observed_msg else []
+        if self.recovered and self.latest_observed_msg:
+            news = self.rc.memory.find_news(observed=[self.latest_observed_msg], k=10)
         if not news:
             news = self.rc.msg_buffer.pop_all()
         # Store the read messages in your own memory to prevent duplicate processing.
diff --git a/tests/metagpt/roles/test_role.py b/tests/metagpt/roles/test_role.py
index 8b11e2d4a..47d1fc6de 100644
--- a/tests/metagpt/roles/test_role.py
+++ b/tests/metagpt/roles/test_role.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import pytest
 
 from metagpt.provider.human_provider import HumanProvider
 from metagpt.roles.role import Role
+from metagpt.schema import Message, UserMessage
 
 
 def test_role_desc():
@@ -18,5 +19,15 @@ def test_role_human(context):
     assert isinstance(role.llm, HumanProvider)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_recovered():
+    role = Role(profile="Tester", desc="Tester", recovered=True)
+    role.put_message(UserMessage(content="2"))
+    role.latest_observed_msg = Message(content="1")
+    await role._observe()
+    await role._observe()
+    assert role.rc.msg_buffer.empty()
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     pytest.main([__file__, "-s"])