diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/fragments/directmessages/DirectMessageThreadFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/fragments/directmessages/DirectMessageThreadFragment.java
index 8c223566..76037798 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/fragments/directmessages/DirectMessageThreadFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/fragments/directmessages/DirectMessageThreadFragment.java
@@ -289,8 +289,11 @@ public class DirectMessageThreadFragment extends Fragment {
                 }
             } else if (which == 1) {
                 sendText(null, directItemModel.getItemId(), directItemModel.isLiked());
-            } else if (which == 2) {
-                if (String.valueOf(directItemModel.getUserId()).equals(myId))
+            }
+            else if (which == 2) {
+                if (directItemModel == null)
+                    Toast.makeText(requireContext(), R.string.downloader_unknown_error, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+                else if (String.valueOf(directItemModel.getUserId()).equals(myId))
                     new ThreadAction().execute("delete", directItemModel.getItemId());
                 else searchUsername(getUser(directItemModel.getUserId()).getUsername());
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/utils/Utils.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/utils/Utils.java
index 71249336..f8f30ac7 100755
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/utils/Utils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/utils/Utils.java
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ public final class Utils {
         return null;
     }
 
+
     @NonNull
     public static CharSequence getMentionText(@NonNull final CharSequence text) {
         final int commentLength = text.length();
@@ -1326,7 +1327,7 @@ public final class Utils {
                 "org.telegram.messenger",
                 "org.thunderdog.challegram",
                 "ir.ilmili.telegraph",
-                "org.telegram.BifToGram",
+                // "org.telegram.BifToGram", see GitHub issue 124
                 "org.vidogram.messenger",
                 "com.xplus.messenger",
                 "com.ellipi.messenger",
@@ -1434,4 +1435,4 @@ public final class Utils {
         }
         return r;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}