diff --git a/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js b/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js
--- a/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js
+++ b/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js
@@ -1541,6 +1541,7 @@
   const fetchConversationWithBatching = useFetchConversationWithBatching();
   const { addLog } = useDebugLogs();
   const currentUserSupportsDCs = useCurrentUserSupportsDCs();
+  const farcasterDCsLoaded = useFarcasterDCsLoaded();
 
   return React.useCallback(
     async (
@@ -1584,7 +1585,7 @@
           }
         }
 
-        if (unknownConversationIds.length > 0) {
+        if (farcasterDCsLoaded && unknownConversationIds.length > 0) {
           await processInBatchesWithReduxBatching(
             unknownConversationIds,
             FARCASTER_DATA_BATCH_SIZE,
@@ -1620,6 +1621,7 @@
     },
     [
       currentUserSupportsDCs,
+      farcasterDCsLoaded,
       addLog,
       dispatch,
       fetchConversationWithBatching,