diff --git a/Client.cpp b/Client.cpp
index 3641d830..02a0b096 100644
--- a/Client.cpp
+++ b/Client.cpp
@@ -631,11 +631,11 @@ void CAuthBase::AcceptLogin(CUser& User) {
 }
 
 void CAuthBase::RefuseLogin(const CString& sReason) {
-	CUser* pUser = CZNC::Get().GetUser(GetUsername());
-
 	if (!m_pSock)
 		return;
 
+	CUser* pUser = CZNC::Get().GetUser(GetUsername());
+
 	// If the username is valid, notify that user that someone tried to
 	// login. Use sReason because there are other reasons than "wrong
 	// password" for a login to be rejected (e.g. fail2ban).