diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/GroupNetworkUnavailableActionProcessor.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/GroupNetworkUnavailableActionProcessor.java
index 4bdd10d912..f52c8336af 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/GroupNetworkUnavailableActionProcessor.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/GroupNetworkUnavailableActionProcessor.java
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ public class GroupNetworkUnavailableActionProcessor extends WebRtcActionProcesso
                                                                             RingRtcDynamicConfiguration.shouldUseOboeAdm(),
                                                                             webRtcInteractor.getGroupCallObserver());
 
+    if (groupCall == null) {
+      return groupCallFailure(currentState, "RingRTC did not create a group call", null);
+    }
+
     return currentState.builder()
                        .changeCallInfoState()
                        .callState(WebRtcViewModel.State.NETWORK_FAILURE)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/GroupPreJoinActionProcessor.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/GroupPreJoinActionProcessor.java
index 1e4c1459ed..9b0df7fd20 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/GroupPreJoinActionProcessor.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/GroupPreJoinActionProcessor.java
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ public class GroupPreJoinActionProcessor extends GroupActionProcessor {
                                                                             RingRtcDynamicConfiguration.shouldUseOboeAdm(),
                                                                             webRtcInteractor.getGroupCallObserver());
 
+    if (groupCall == null) {
+      return groupCallFailure(currentState, "RingRTC did not create a group call", null);
+    }
+
     try {
       groupCall.setOutgoingAudioMuted(true);
       groupCall.setOutgoingVideoMuted(true);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/IncomingGroupCallActionProcessor.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/IncomingGroupCallActionProcessor.java
index b6aa5cb448..901ba8fe0e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/IncomingGroupCallActionProcessor.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/IncomingGroupCallActionProcessor.java
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ public final class IncomingGroupCallActionProcessor extends DeviceAwareActionPro
                                                                             RingRtcDynamicConfiguration.shouldUseOboeAdm(),
                                                                             webRtcInteractor.getGroupCallObserver());
 
+    if (groupCall == null) {
+      return groupCallFailure(currentState, "RingRTC did not create a group call", null);
+    }
+
     try {
       groupCall.setOutgoingAudioMuted(true);
       groupCall.setOutgoingVideoMuted(true);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/WebRtcActionProcessor.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/WebRtcActionProcessor.java
index a9499e1912..0ad2523204 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/WebRtcActionProcessor.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/WebRtcActionProcessor.java
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ public abstract class WebRtcActionProcessor {
     return currentState;
   }
 
-  protected @NonNull WebRtcServiceState groupCallFailure(@NonNull WebRtcServiceState currentState, @NonNull String message, @NonNull Throwable error) {
+  protected @NonNull WebRtcServiceState groupCallFailure(@NonNull WebRtcServiceState currentState, @NonNull String message, @Nullable Throwable error) {
     Log.w(tag, "groupCallFailure(): " + message, error);
 
     GroupCall groupCall = currentState.getCallInfoState().getGroupCall();