diff --git a/src/tests/basictest.cpp b/src/tests/basictest.cpp
index 6f3545f66541c18db07b3d93e0f72bdfd37250ce..f1df82886049386e47f0ba2619e147622e8c8ad7 100644
--- a/src/tests/basictest.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/basictest.cpp
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ void BasicTest::disconnectUser() {
 	if (user) {
 		user->addUserSetting("stay_connected", "0");
 	}
+	else {
+		return;
+	}
 	received.clear();
 	userManager->disconnectUser("user@localhost");
 	dynamic_cast<Swift::DummyTimerFactory *>(factories->getTimerFactory())->setTime(100);