diff --git a/src/Socket/messages-send.ts b/src/Socket/messages-send.ts
index e2daaca..3aab253 100644
--- a/src/Socket/messages-send.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/messages-send.ts
@@ -147,8 +147,9 @@ export const makeMessagesSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 		for(let jid of jids) {
 			const user = jidDecode(jid)?.user
 			jid = jidNormalizedUser(jid)
-			if(userDevicesCache.has(user!) && useCache) {
-				const devices = userDevicesCache.get<JidWithDevice[]>(user!)!
+
+			const devices = userDevicesCache.get<JidWithDevice[]>(user!)
+			if(devices && useCache) {
 				deviceResults.push(...devices)
 
 				logger.trace({ user }, 'using cache for devices')