diff --git a/bin/process_pending_btc_transactions b/bin/process_pending_btc_transactions
index 04d6e5a2c753604994e9db228c06dfa30e5fad51..ae922a8b3f3c422d1696a0a0c9510ba4eb839fb6 100755
--- a/bin/process_pending_btc_transactions
+++ b/bin/process_pending_btc_transactions
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class Plan
 
 		def notify_approved
 			sid = REDIS.get("reg-sid_for-#{@customer.id}")
-			tel = REDIS.get("reg-session_tel-#{sid}").sub(/\+/, "%2B")
+			tel = REDIS.get("reg-session_tel-#{sid}")&.sub(/\+/, "%2B")
 			@customer.notify(
 				"Your JMP account has been approved. To complete " \
 				"your signup, click/tap here: " \