diff --git a/historysync.go b/historysync.go
index 0e12fc1..4fed658 100644
--- a/historysync.go
+++ b/historysync.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (user *User) handleHistorySyncsLoop() {
 }
 
 func (user *User) handleHistorySync(evt *waProto.HistorySync) {
-	if evt.GetSyncType() != waProto.HistorySync_RECENT && evt.GetSyncType() != waProto.HistorySync_FULL {
+	if evt == nil || evt.SyncType == nil || evt.GetSyncType() == waProto.HistorySync_INITIAL_STATUS_V3 || evt.GetSyncType() == waProto.HistorySync_PUSH_NAME {
 		return
 	}
 	user.log.Infofln("Handling history sync with type %s, %d conversations, chunk order %d, progress %d%%", evt.GetSyncType(), len(evt.GetConversations()), evt.GetChunkOrder(), evt.GetProgress())