diff --git a/src/Discord.Net/DiscordClient.cs b/src/Discord.Net/DiscordClient.cs
index 6af227c77..1d3343f16 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net/DiscordClient.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net/DiscordClient.cs
@@ -496,7 +496,8 @@ namespace Discord
                                 var channel = AddPrivateChannel(model.Id, model.Recipient.Id);
                                 channel.Update(model);
                             }
-                            GatewaySocket.SendRequestMembers(largeServers, "", 0);
+                            if (largeServers.Count > 0)
+                                GatewaySocket.SendRequestMembers(largeServers, "", 0);
                             if (Config.LogLevel >= LogSeverity.Verbose)
                             {
                                 stopwatch.Stop();