diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/viewmodels/SharedItemsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/viewmodels/SharedItemsViewModel.kt
index c926931df..a1e220f82 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/viewmodels/SharedItemsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/shareditems/viewmodels/SharedItemsViewModel.kt
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class SharedItemsViewModel @Inject constructor(
         get() = _currentItemType
 
     fun loadNextItems() {
-        val currentSharedItems = sharedItems.value!!
+        val currentSharedItems = sharedItems.value ?: return
 
         if (currentSharedItems.moreItemsExisting) {
             repository.media(repositoryParameters, _currentItemType, currentSharedItems.lastSeenId)