diff --git a/app/services/tiktok/messaging_helpers.rb b/app/services/tiktok/messaging_helpers.rb
index b4295c736..0f167a3e0 100644
--- a/app/services/tiktok/messaging_helpers.rb
+++ b/app/services/tiktok/messaging_helpers.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module Tiktok::MessagingHelpers
   end
 
   def find_conversation(channel, tt_conversation_id)
-    channel.inbox.contact_inboxes.find_by(source_id: tt_conversation_id).conversations.first
+    channel.inbox.contact_inboxes.find_by(source_id: tt_conversation_id)&.conversations&.first
   end
 
   def create_conversation(channel, contact_inbox, tt_conversation_id)
diff --git a/app/services/tiktok/read_status_service.rb b/app/services/tiktok/read_status_service.rb
index e09c6e8cf..02b255e94 100644
--- a/app/services/tiktok/read_status_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/tiktok/read_status_service.rb
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ class Tiktok::ReadStatusService
   pattr_initialize [:channel!, :content!]
 
   def perform
-    return if channel.blank? || content.blank? || outbound_event?
+    return if channel.blank? || content.blank? || outbound_event? || conversation.blank?
 
-    ::Conversations::UpdateMessageStatusJob.perform_later(conversation.id, last_read_timestamp) if conversation.present?
+    ::Conversations::UpdateMessageStatusJob.perform_later(conversation.id, last_read_timestamp)
   end
 
   def conversation