diff --git a/android/src/main/scala/com/nutomic/ensichat/activities/MainActivity.scala b/android/src/main/scala/com/nutomic/ensichat/activities/MainActivity.scala
index 9ed2093..f3b9e8d 100644
--- a/android/src/main/scala/com/nutomic/ensichat/activities/MainActivity.scala
+++ b/android/src/main/scala/com/nutomic/ensichat/activities/MainActivity.scala
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ class MainActivity extends EnsichatActivity {
 
   override def onOptionsItemSelected(item: MenuItem): Boolean = item.getItemId match {
     case android.R.id.home =>
-      onBackPressed()
+      if (currentChat.isDefined)
+        onBackPressed()
       true;
     case _ =>
       super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);