--- a/libpurple/prpl.c Thu Jan 08 05:00:02 2009 +0000 +++ b/libpurple/prpl.c Thu Jan 15 22:37:48 2009 +0000 @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ g_return_if_fail(account != NULL); g_return_if_fail(name != NULL); - g_return_if_fail(purple_account_is_connected(account)); + g_return_if_fail(purple_account_is_connected(account) || purple_account_is_connecting(account)); if ((list = purple_find_buddies(account, name)) == NULL) return;