diff --git a/src/ssb.c b/src/ssb.c
index a00cafb5..e4d59e69 100644
--- a/src/ssb.c
+++ b/src/ssb.c
@@ -457,6 +457,10 @@ static void _tf_ssb_connection_remove_request(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, i
 
 void tf_ssb_connection_rpc_send(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, uint8_t flags, int32_t request_number, const uint8_t* message, size_t size, tf_ssb_rpc_callback_t* callback, void* user_data)
 {
+	if (!connection)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
 	if (request_number > 0)
 	{
 		tf_ssb_connection_add_request(connection, request_number, callback, user_data);