diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/irc/IrcStack.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/irc/IrcStack.java
index de90f5e64..ccc191b92 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/irc/IrcStack.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/irc/IrcStack.java
@@ -935,9 +935,16 @@ public void onServerNumericMessage(ServerNumericMessage msg)
         private void openChatRoomWindow(ChatRoomIrcImpl chatRoom)
         {
             MUCService mucService = IrcActivator.getMUCService();
-            ChatRoomWrapper wrapper =
-                mucService.getChatRoomWrapperByChatRoom(chatRoom, true);
-            mucService.openChatRoom(wrapper);
+            try
+            {
+                ChatRoomWrapper wrapper =
+                    mucService.getChatRoomWrapperByChatRoom(chatRoom, true);
+                mucService.openChatRoom(wrapper);
+            }
+            catch (NullPointerException e)
+            {
+                LOGGER.error("failed to open chat room window", e);
+            }
         }
 
         /**