diff --git a/mailstream/mailstream.php b/mailstream/mailstream.php
index cac75dbc..4f5cf27b 100644
--- a/mailstream/mailstream.php
+++ b/mailstream/mailstream.php
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ function mailstream_subject(array $item): string
 		Logger::error('mailstream_subject no contact for item id ' . $item['id'] . ' plink ' . $item['plink'] . ' contact id ' . $item['contact-id'] . ' uid ' . $item['uid']);
 		return DI::l10n()->t("Friendica post");
 	}
+	$contact = $r[0];
 	if ($contact['network'] === 'dfrn') {
 		return DI::l10n()->t("Friendica post");
 	}