diff --git a/bot.go b/bot.go
index 9a632db..b6c59df 100644
--- a/bot.go
+++ b/bot.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func botText(m *tb.Message) {
 	log.Printf("botText : m.Chat.ID : %d\n", m.Chat.ID)
 	log.Printf("botText : m.OriginalSender.ID : %d\n", m.OriginalSender.ID)
 
-	if (m.Chat.ID == cfg.Bot.Depositchat || m.Chat.ID == cfg.Bot.Mainchat) && int64(m.OriginalSender.ID) == chtwrsbotID64 {
+	if (m.Chat.ID == cfg.Bot.Depositchat || m.Chat.ID == cfg.Bot.Mainchat) && m.OriginalSender != nil && int64(m.OriginalSender.ID) == chtwrsbotID64 {
 		log.Printf("botText : forwarding message.\n")
 		cwm := ChatWarsMessage{
 			TGUserID64:       int64(m.Sender.ID),