diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6c93545..282a8df 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.scarsz.discordsrv</groupId>
             <artifactId>DiscordSRV</artifactId>
-            <version>1.16.1-SNAPSHOT-190</version>
+            <version>1.16.6</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cnaude/purpleirc/Hooks/DiscordSRVHook.java b/src/main/java/com/cnaude/purpleirc/Hooks/DiscordSRVHook.java
index 649699a..dfbe792 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cnaude/purpleirc/Hooks/DiscordSRVHook.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cnaude/purpleirc/Hooks/DiscordSRVHook.java
@@ -56,8 +56,12 @@ public class DiscordSRVHook {
         } else {
             plugin.logDebug("DiscordSRVHook: Unable to find channel: " + channelName);
             plugin.logDebug("DiscordSRVHook: Channel list: " + DiscordSRV.getPlugin().getChannels().keySet());
-            plugin.logDebug("DiscordSRVHook: Sending message to ChatChannel instead: " + chatChannel.getName());
-            DiscordUtil.sendMessage(chatChannel, discordMessage);
+            if (chatChannel != null) {
+                plugin.logDebug("DiscordSRVHook: Sending message to ChatChannel instead: " + chatChannel.getName());
+                DiscordUtil.sendMessage(chatChannel, discordMessage);
+            } else {
+                plugin.logDebug("DiscordSRVHook: No default channel found");
+            }
         }
 
     }