diff --git a/modules/m_rooms.cc b/modules/m_rooms.cc
index e005d93f4..e3141e418 100644
--- a/modules/m_rooms.cc
+++ b/modules/m_rooms.cc
@@ -420,9 +420,12 @@ ircd::m::rooms::summary_del(const m::room &room)
 	const m::room::state state{public_room_id};
 	const m::event::idx &event_idx
 	{
-		state.get("ircd.rooms", make_state_key(state_key_buf, room.room_id))
+		state.get(std::nothrow, "ircd.rooms", make_state_key(state_key_buf, room.room_id))
 	};
 
+	if(!event_idx)
+		return {};
+
 	const m::event::id::buf event_id
 	{
 		m::event_id(event_idx)