diff --git a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationActivity.java b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationActivity.java
index d4d0e56550a2a12e3dae09661be72f68c436211a..2fac2ede5cb0f3bc77b4e7656976ca8c25a1c503 100644
--- a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationActivity.java
+++ b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationActivity.java
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends XmppActivity {
 			this.updateConversationList();
 		}
 
-		if ((getIntent().getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_VIEW) && (!handledViewIntent))) {
+		if ((getIntent().getAction()!=null)&&(getIntent().getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_VIEW) && (!handledViewIntent))) {
 			if (getIntent().getType().equals(
 					ConversationActivity.VIEW_CONVERSATION)) {
 				handledViewIntent = true;
diff --git a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/PhoneHelper.java b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/PhoneHelper.java
index e28f817e79d2adedb9d96aebda2a33c30e1e08c5..5c652afea6d42b13495819e8e082a49feb54b6c4 100644
--- a/src/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/PhoneHelper.java
+++ b/src/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/PhoneHelper.java
@@ -81,7 +81,12 @@ public class PhoneHelper {
 			return null;
 		} else {
 			mProfileCursor.moveToFirst();
-			return Uri.parse(mProfileCursor.getString(1));
+			String uri = mProfileCursor.getString(1);
+			if (uri==null) {
+				return null;
+			} else {
+				return Uri.parse(uri);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }