diff --git a/lib/tunnelbroker/peer-to-peer-message-handler.js b/lib/tunnelbroker/peer-to-peer-message-handler.js
--- a/lib/tunnelbroker/peer-to-peer-message-handler.js
+++ b/lib/tunnelbroker/peer-to-peer-message-handler.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   useHandleOlmMessageToDevice,
   usePeerToPeerMessageHandler,
 } from './use-peer-to-peer-message-handler.js';
+import { useLoggedInUserInfo } from '../hooks/account-hooks.js';
 import type { InboundP2PMessage } from '../types/sqlite-types.js';
 import type { MessageReceiveConfirmation } from '../types/tunnelbroker/message-receive-confirmation-types.js';
 import {
@@ -164,8 +165,10 @@
     socketSend,
   ]);
 
+  const loggedInUserInfo = useLoggedInUserInfo();
+  const viewerID = loggedInUserInfo?.id;
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (isProcessing) {
+    if (isProcessing || !viewerID) {
       return;
     }
     if (!processedInboundMessages) {
@@ -179,6 +182,7 @@
     processMessage,
     processedInboundMessages,
     processPersistedInboundMessages,
+    viewerID,
   ]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {