diff --git a/websocket-gateway/lib/jam_websockets/router.rb b/websocket-gateway/lib/jam_websockets/router.rb
index 7c2681498..349f12547 100644
--- a/websocket-gateway/lib/jam_websockets/router.rb
+++ b/websocket-gateway/lib/jam_websockets/router.rb
@@ -322,8 +322,9 @@ module JamWebsockets
           music_session_id = connection_manager.flag_connection_stale_with_client_id(cid)
           # update the session members, letting them know this client went stale
           context = @client_lookup[client.client_id]
-          music_session = MusicSession.find_by_id(music_session_id) unless music_session_id.nil?
-          Notification.send_musician_session_stale(music_session, client.client_id, context.user) unless music_session.nil?
+          if music_session = MusicSession.find_by_id(music_session_id) 
+            Notification.send_musician_session_stale(music_session, client.client_id, context.user)
+          end unless music_session_id.nil?
         end
       end
     end