diff --git a/toxcore/Messenger.c b/toxcore/Messenger.c
index 4344fdcb..2adbd870 100644
--- a/toxcore/Messenger.c
+++ b/toxcore/Messenger.c
@@ -2598,6 +2598,10 @@ static int friends_list_load(Messenger *m, const uint8_t *data, uint32_t length)
 
         if (temp.status >= 3) {
             int fnum = m_addfriend_norequest(m, temp.client_id);
+
+            if (fnum < 0)
+                continue;
+
             setfriendname(m, fnum, temp.name, ntohs(temp.name_length));
             set_friend_statusmessage(m, fnum, temp.statusmessage, ntohs(temp.statusmessage_length));
             set_friend_userstatus(m, fnum, temp.userstatus);