diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/ChatActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/ChatActivity.kt
index 8b739ff5d..486df17b4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/ChatActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/chat/ChatActivity.kt
@@ -2463,7 +2463,9 @@ class ChatActivity :
                 }
 
                 override fun onNext(signalingSettingsOverall: SignalingSettingsOverall) {
-                    if (signalingSettingsOverall.ocs!!.settings!!.externalSignalingServer == null) {
+                    if (signalingSettingsOverall.ocs!!.settings!!.externalSignalingServer == null ||
+                        signalingSettingsOverall.ocs!!.settings!!.externalSignalingServer?.isEmpty() == true
+                    ) {
                         return
                     }