diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/chat/rocket/reactnative/notification/CustomPushNotification.java b/android/app/src/main/java/chat/rocket/reactnative/notification/CustomPushNotification.java
index 13de2befe0..2a1e13273b 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/chat/rocket/reactnative/notification/CustomPushNotification.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/chat/rocket/reactnative/notification/CustomPushNotification.java
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ private void notificationChannel(Notification.Builder notification) {
     }
 
     private String extractMessage(String message, Ejson ejson) {
+        if (message == null) {
+            return "";
+        }
         if (ejson != null && ejson.type != null && !ejson.type.equals("d")) {
             int pos = message.indexOf(":");
             int start = pos == -1 ? 0 : pos + 2;