diff --git a/src/common/connection.py b/src/common/connection.py
index f35b3807ec66c31e02f1d5be583d44b6a682d8a2..22505832a4c229289bd8f0fd9f6150de6770b759 100644
--- a/src/common/connection.py
+++ b/src/common/connection.py
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ class Connection(CommonConnection, ConnectionHandlers):
             self._stun_servers = self._hosts = [i for i in result_array]
 
     def _request_privacy(self):
-        if not gajim.account_is_connected(self.name):
+        if not gajim.account_is_connected(self.name) or not self.connection:
             return
         iq = common.xmpp.Iq('get', common.xmpp.NS_PRIVACY, xmlns = '')
         id_ = self.connection.getAnID()