diff --git a/src/rostermanager.cpp b/src/rostermanager.cpp
index 8bdb4ffbd86dba33201bb10322efaf764953cf2f..b5a88f5dd0a762dc312449123c9e3731c6a2926f 100644
--- a/src/rostermanager.cpp
+++ b/src/rostermanager.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ void RosterManager::setBuddy(Buddy *buddy) {
 }
 
 void RosterManager::sendBuddyRosterPush(Buddy *buddy) {
+	if (!m_user->isConnected())
+		return;
+
 	Swift::RosterPayload::ref payload = Swift::RosterPayload::ref(new Swift::RosterPayload());
 	Swift::RosterItemPayload item;
 	item.setJID(buddy->getJID().toBare());