From c1650d5b9f7eadc1f3a21039566fa25932beb5c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Indent <noreply@indent.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:15:52 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] msgconv: don't look up LID mentions without a client

---
 pkg/msgconv/from-whatsapp.go | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pkg/msgconv/from-whatsapp.go b/pkg/msgconv/from-whatsapp.go
index ec273076..e2ab92cd 100644
--- a/pkg/msgconv/from-whatsapp.go
+++ b/pkg/msgconv/from-whatsapp.go
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) getBasicUserInfo(ctx context.Context, user types.JID
 	var pnJID types.JID
 	if user.Server == types.DefaultUserServer {
 		pnJID = user
-	} else if user.Server == types.HiddenUserServer {
-		cli := getClient(ctx)
+	} else if cli := getClient(ctx); user.Server == types.HiddenUserServer && cli != nil {
 		if user.User == cli.Store.GetLID().User {
 			pnJID = cli.Store.GetJID()
 		} else {