diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationsActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationsActivity.java
index 43aa844206381b01a84ce5195a64147c82260d36..3d0225d4fe62f76b17ab81d58c24bc976ecfd0dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationsActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationsActivity.java
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ public class ConversationsActivity extends XmppActivity implements OnConversatio
         refreshForNewCaps = false;
         newCapsJids.clear();
 
+        if (accountHeader == null) return;
+
         final var accounts = xmppConnectionService.getAccounts();
         final var inHeader = new HashSet<>();
         for (final var p : ImmutableList.copyOf(accountHeader.getProfiles())) {