diff --git a/src/Discord.Net/Entities/WebSocket/MessageManager.cs b/src/Discord.Net/Entities/WebSocket/MessageManager.cs
index 98fde21b0..ea9ec11c8 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net/Entities/WebSocket/MessageManager.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net/Entities/WebSocket/MessageManager.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace Discord
                 };
                 var downloadedMessages = await _discord.ApiClient.GetChannelMessagesAsync(_channel.Id, args).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-                var guild = (_channel as ICachedGuildChannel).Guild;
+                var guild = (_channel as ICachedGuildChannel)?.Guild;
                 return cachedMessages.Concat(downloadedMessages.Select(x =>
                 {
                     IUser user = _channel.GetUser(x.Author.Value.Id, true);