diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/sip/ProtocolProviderServiceSipImpl.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/sip/ProtocolProviderServiceSipImpl.java
index e3bdb9088..e37be11a9 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/sip/ProtocolProviderServiceSipImpl.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/sip/ProtocolProviderServiceSipImpl.java
@@ -1027,11 +1027,12 @@ public ContactHeader getContactHeader(SipURI intendedDestination)
 
             // set a custom param to ease incoming requests dispatching in case
             // we have several registrar accounts with the same username
-            if (getContactAddressCustomParamValue() != null)
+            String paramValue = getContactAddressCustomParamValue();
+            if (paramValue != null)
             {
                 contactURI.setParameter(
                         SipStackSharing.CONTACT_ADDRESS_CUSTOM_PARAM_NAME,
-                        getContactAddressCustomParamValue()
+                        paramValue
                         );
             }