diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
index 3fab5bda..c87d958c 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
@@ -1066,6 +1066,10 @@ class MyForm(settingsmixin.SMainWindow):
             acct = accountClass(fromAddress)
         else:
             acct = accountClass(toAddress)
+            if acct is None:
+                acct = accountClass(fromAddress)
+        if acct is None:
+            acct = BMAccount(fromAddress)
         subject = shared.fixPotentiallyInvalidUTF8Data(subject)
         acct.parseMessage(toAddress, fromAddress, subject, "")