diff --git a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py
index bb42458b..4579dd44 100644
--- a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py
+++ b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_chat.py
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ class QuickChat(quick_widgets.QuickWidget):
         """Return nick of this entity when possible"""
         contact_list = self.host.contact_lists[self.profile]
         if self.type == C.CHAT_GROUP or entity in contact_list.getSpecialExtras(C.CONTACT_SPECIAL_GROUP):
-            return entity.resource
+            return entity.resource or ""
         if entity.bare in contact_list:
-            return contact_list.getCache(entity,'nick') or contact_list.getCache(entity,'name') or entity.node or entity
+            return contact_list.getCache(entity, 'nick') or contact_list.getCache(entity, 'name') or entity.node or entity
         return entity.node or entity
 
     def onPrivateCreated(self, widget):