diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java
index 541ee116a4f4d53af27382dd42302ad3a8d0fdbe..ffe01c886d19aaf7ba65b62418ff009ce2026611 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ public class StartConversationActivity extends XmppActivity implements XmppConne
 
         final boolean sopranicaDeleted = getPreferences().getBoolean("cheogram_sopranica_bookmark_deleted", false);
 
-        if (!sopranicaDeleted && !foundSopranica && (needle == null || needle.equals(""))) {
+        if (!sopranicaDeleted && !foundSopranica && (needle == null || needle.equals("")) && xmppConnectionService.getAccounts().size() > 0) {
             Bookmark bookmark = new Bookmark(
                 xmppConnectionService.getAccounts().get(0),
                 Jid.of("discuss@conference.soprani.ca")