1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index f53b76d2..ada32521 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export let fields = [
 export let getUser = async (username) => {
   if (username === "undefined") fail("invalid user");
   let user = await migrate(username);
-  if (!user.nwc) {
+  if (user && !user.nwc) {
     user.nwc = bytesToHex(randomBytes(32));
     s(`user:${user.id}`, user);
   }