diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt
index 0959d90b4..aa3c72900 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ open class NewPostViewModel() : ViewModel() {
             }
 
             forkedFromNote = it
+        } ?: run {
+            forkedFromNote = null
         }
 
         if (!forwardZapTo.items.isEmpty()) {