diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/boxes/stickers_box.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/boxes/stickers_box.cpp
index 2474b08820..90c97b70c1 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/boxes/stickers_box.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/boxes/stickers_box.cpp
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ bool StickersBox::installFail(uint64 setId, const RPCError &error) {
 }
 
 void StickersBox::preloadArchivedSets() {
+	if (!_tabs) return;
 	if (!_archivedRequestId) {
 		_archivedRequestId = MTP::send(MTPmessages_GetArchivedStickers(MTP_flags(0), MTP_long(0), MTP_int(kArchivedLimitFirstRequest)), rpcDone(&StickersBox::getArchivedDone, 0ULL));
 	}