--- gossip-0.8/src/gossip-app.c.orig	2005-01-08 04:19:38.877406688 +0100
+++ gossip-0.8/src/gossip-app.c	2005-01-08 04:22:41.717610752 +0100
@@ -1630,16 +1630,18 @@
 		if (str && strcmp (str, "") != 0) {
 			item = gossip_roster_find_item (gossip_app_get_roster (),
 							str);
-			if (!item) {
+			if (item) {
+				contact = gossip_roster_get_contact_from_item (gossip_app_get_roster (),
+								item);
+				chat = gossip_private_chat_get_for_contact (contact, TRUE);
+				
+				gossip_chat_present (GOSSIP_CHAT (chat));
+			}
+			else {
 				/* FIXME: Display error dialog... */
 				g_warning ("'%s' is not a valid JID or nick name.", str);
 			}
 
-			contact = gossip_roster_get_contact_from_item (gossip_app_get_roster (),
-							       item);
-			chat = gossip_private_chat_get_for_contact (contact, TRUE);
-			
-			gossip_chat_present (GOSSIP_CHAT (chat));
 		}
 	}