diff --git a/td/telegram/DialogActionManager.cpp b/td/telegram/DialogActionManager.cpp
index 1754eacfb..fa07adc94 100644
--- a/td/telegram/DialogActionManager.cpp
+++ b/td/telegram/DialogActionManager.cpp
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ void DialogActionManager::send_dialog_action(DialogId dialog_id, MessageId top_t
     }
 
     input_peer = td_->dialog_manager_->get_input_peer(dialog_id, AccessRights::Write);
-    CHECK(input_peer != nullptr);
   }
 
   if (dialog_id.get_type() == DialogType::SecretChat) {
@@ -328,6 +327,8 @@ void DialogActionManager::send_dialog_action(DialogId dialog_id, MessageId top_t
     return;
   }
 
+  CHECK(input_peer != nullptr);
+
   auto new_query_ref =
       td_->create_handler<SetTypingQuery>(std::move(promise))
           ->send(dialog_id, std::move(input_peer), top_thread_message_id, action.get_input_send_message_action());