diff --git a/Linphone/core/chat/ChatCore.cpp b/Linphone/core/chat/ChatCore.cpp
index 1bf174f18..5cb58be68 100644
--- a/Linphone/core/chat/ChatCore.cpp
+++ b/Linphone/core/chat/ChatCore.cpp
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ void ChatCore::setSelf(QSharedPointer<ChatCore> me) {
 	                                 const std::shared_ptr<const linphone::EventLog> &eventLog) {
 		    if (mChatModel->getMonitor() != chatRoom) return;
 		    lDebug() << "EVENT LOG RECEIVED IN CHATROOM" << mChatModel->getTitle();
+		    if (!eventLog) return;
 		    auto event = EventLogCore::create(eventLog, chatRoom);
 		    if (event->isHandled()) {
 			    mChatModelConnection->invokeToCore([this, event]() { emit eventsInserted({event}); });