diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia_presence.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia_presence.c
index 8451c6e190..32ce348b6b 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia_presence.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia_presence.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static void actual_sofia_presence_event_handler(switch_event_t *event)
 		status = NULL;
 	}
 	
-	if (switch_stristr("CS_", status)) {
+	if (status && switch_stristr("CS_", status)) {
 		status = NULL;
 	}