diff --git a/src/common/Channel.cpp b/src/common/Channel.cpp
index c9cdd6923..2b5950dc8 100644
--- a/src/common/Channel.cpp
+++ b/src/common/Channel.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ void Channel::addMessage(MessagePtr message,
     }
 
     // FOURTF: change this when adding more providers
-    if (this->isTwitchChannel() && !overridingFlags->has(MessageFlag::DoNotLog))
+    if (this->isTwitchChannel() &&
+            (!overridingFlags || !overridingFlags->has(MessageFlag::DoNotLog)))
     {
         app->logging->addMessage(this->name_, message);
     }