diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java
index 14d32493b48e98551f2bb206c6aeddefa8471f08..2ced7d00292955f86b459499a98700ef370e288d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java
@@ -597,7 +597,9 @@ public class StartConversationActivity extends XmppActivity implements XmppConne
                     switchToConversationDoNotAppend(contact, invite == null ? null : invite.getBody(), call ? "call" : null);
                 }
 
-                dialog.dismiss();
+                try {
+                    dialog.dismiss();
+                } catch (final IllegalStateException e) { }
             });
 
             return false;