diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/logsubmit/LogSectionStories.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/logsubmit/LogSectionStories.kt
index 70ef87c94d..988a5a4c6c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/logsubmit/LogSectionStories.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/logsubmit/LogSectionStories.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.logsubmit
 import android.content.Context
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.SignalDatabase
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.model.DistributionListId
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.Recipient
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.RecipientId
 import org.whispersystems.signalservice.api.push.DistributionId
 
@@ -14,19 +15,23 @@ class LogSectionStories : LogSection {
   override fun getTitle(): String = "STORIES"
 
   override fun getContent(context: Context): CharSequence {
-    val myStoryRecord = SignalDatabase.distributionLists.getList(DistributionListId.MY_STORY)
-    val myStoryRecipientId = SignalDatabase.distributionLists.getRecipientId(DistributionListId.MY_STORY)
     val output = StringBuilder()
-
     output.append("--- My Story\n\n")
 
-    if (myStoryRecord != null) {
-      output.append("Database ID    : ${myStoryRecord.id}\n")
-      output.append("Distribution ID: ${myStoryRecord.distributionId} (Matches expected value? ${myStoryRecord.distributionId == DistributionId.MY_STORY})\n")
-      output.append("Recipient ID   : ${presentRecipientId(myStoryRecipientId)}\n")
-      output.append("toString() Test: ${DistributionId.MY_STORY} | ${DistributionId.MY_STORY.asUuid()}")
+    if (Recipient.isSelfSet()) {
+      val myStoryRecord = SignalDatabase.distributionLists.getList(DistributionListId.MY_STORY)
+      val myStoryRecipientId = SignalDatabase.distributionLists.getRecipientId(DistributionListId.MY_STORY)
+
+      if (myStoryRecord != null) {
+        output.append("Database ID    : ${myStoryRecord.id}\n")
+        output.append("Distribution ID: ${myStoryRecord.distributionId} (Matches expected value? ${myStoryRecord.distributionId == DistributionId.MY_STORY})\n")
+        output.append("Recipient ID   : ${presentRecipientId(myStoryRecipientId)}\n")
+        output.append("toString() Test: ${DistributionId.MY_STORY} | ${DistributionId.MY_STORY.asUuid()}")
+      } else {
+        output.append("< My story does not exist >\n")
+      }
     } else {
-      output.append("< My story does not exist >\n")
+      output.append("< Self is not set yet, my story does not exist >\n")
     }
 
     return output
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java
index 2158ed7d10..a8ae572a78 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/Recipient.java
@@ -359,6 +359,10 @@ public class Recipient {
     return ApplicationDependencies.getRecipientCache().getSelf();
   }
 
+  public static boolean isSelfSet() {
+    return ApplicationDependencies.getRecipientCache().getSelfId() != null;
+  }
+
   Recipient(@NonNull RecipientId id) {
     this.id                           = id;
     this.resolving                    = true;