diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/activities/DirectMessageThread.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/activities/DirectMessageThread.java
index d3e79086..97147eca 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/activities/DirectMessageThread.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/activities/DirectMessageThread.java
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ import static awais.instagrabber.utils.Utils.settingsHelper;
 
 public final class DirectMessageThread extends BaseLanguageActivity {
     private DirectItemModel directItemModel;
-    private final ProfileModel myProfileHolder =
-            new ProfileModel(false, false, false, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, 0, 0, 0, false, false, false, false);
+    private final ProfileModel myProfileHolder = ProfileModel.getDefaultProfileModel();
     private final ArrayList<ProfileModel> users = new ArrayList<>(), leftusers = new ArrayList<>();
     private final ArrayList<DirectItemModel> directItemModels = new ArrayList<>();
     private String threadid;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/models/ProfileModel.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/models/ProfileModel.java
index f3a3fa7a..9b5ef936 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/models/ProfileModel.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/models/ProfileModel.java
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ public final class ProfileModel implements Serializable {
         this.requested = requested;
     }
 
+    public static ProfileModel getDefaultProfileModel() {
+        return new ProfileModel(false, false, false, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, 0, 0, 0, false, false, false, false);
+    }
+
     public boolean isPrivate() {
         return isPrivate;
     }