diff --git a/SignalMessaging/utils/ThreadUtil.m b/SignalMessaging/utils/ThreadUtil.m
index 22e717d35..b561dba73 100644
--- a/SignalMessaging/utils/ThreadUtil.m
+++ b/SignalMessaging/utils/ThreadUtil.m
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ typedef void (^BuildOutgoingMessageCompletionBlock)(TSOutgoingMessage *savedMess
         } else {
             TSInteraction *_Nullable firstUnseenInteraction =
                 [[TSDatabaseView unseenDatabaseViewExtension:transaction] firstObjectInGroup:thread.uniqueId];
-            if (firstUnseenInteraction) {
+            if (firstUnseenInteraction && firstUnseenInteraction.sortId != NULL) {
                 firstUnseenSortId = @(firstUnseenInteraction.sortId);
             }
         }