--- a/libpurple/protocols/yahoo/libymsg.c Wed Jul 08 16:51:14 2009 +0000 +++ b/libpurple/protocols/yahoo/libymsg.c Wed Jul 08 17:02:07 2009 +0000 @@ -3686,9 +3686,14 @@ const char *msg; char *msg2; PurpleAccount *account; + PurpleConnection *gc; account = purple_buddy_get_account(b); - f = yahoo_friend_find(purple_account_get_connection(account), purple_buddy_get_name(b)); + gc = purple_account_get_connection(account); + if (!gc || !purple_connection_get_protocol_data(gc)) + return NULL; + + f = yahoo_friend_find(gc, purple_buddy_get_name(b)); if (!f) return g_strdup(_("Not on server list"));