lib/PublicInbox/Feed.pm | 4 ++--

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Feed.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Feed.pm
index 1f1c0d6bd98fe5e63be21ca764e5be35cd14acd8..350cc65e866575618ce5537fc240a6c2fa7d6f04 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Feed.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Feed.pm
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ }
 
 sub dump_msg {
 	my ($self, $level, $html, $now, $seen) = @_;
-	if ($self->message) {
-		my $mime = $self->message;
+	my $mime = $self->message;
+	if ($mime) {
 		$$html .=
 		    PublicInbox::View->index_entry($mime, $now, $level, $seen);
 	}