diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/LocalCache.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/LocalCache.kt
index 76ebfa32c..324d91e28 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/LocalCache.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/LocalCache.kt
@@ -211,9 +211,10 @@ object LocalCache {
     }
 
     private fun updateObservables(event: Event) {
-        val observablesOfKind = observablesByKindAndETag[event.kind] ?: return
-        event.forEachTaggedEvent {
-            observablesOfKind[it]?.updateIfMatches(event)
+        observablesByKindAndETag[event.kind]?.let { observablesOfKind ->
+            event.forEachTaggedEvent {
+                observablesOfKind[it]?.updateIfMatches(event)
+            }
         }
 
         observablesByKindAndAuthor[event.kind]?.get(event.pubKey)?.updateIfMatches(event)