diff --git a/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus b/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
index 9ad0e212..b9265b0b 100755
--- a/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
+++ b/frontends/src/primitivus/primitivus
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ class PrimitivusApp(QuickApp, InputHistory):
             #     presence information and which are not in roster
             self.contact_list.replace(from_jid, [C.GROUP_NOT_IN_ROSTER])
 
-        if JID(self.contact_list.selected).bare != from_jid.bare:
+        if self.contact_list.selected is None or JID(self.contact_list.selected).bare != from_jid.bare:
             self.contact_list.putAlert(from_jid)
 
     def _dialogOkCb(self, widget, data):