diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/messages/LinkPreviewView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/messages/LinkPreviewView.kt
index b35a1650b7..d064d02872 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/messages/LinkPreviewView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/messages/LinkPreviewView.kt
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ class LinkPreviewView : LinearLayout {
     // Method to show the open or copy URL dialog
     private fun openURL() {
         val url = this.url ?: return Log.w("LinkPreviewView", "Cannot open a null URL")
-        val activity = context as ConversationActivityV2
-        activity.showOpenUrlDialog(url)
+        val activity = context as? ConversationActivityV2
+        activity?.showOpenUrlDialog(url)
     }
     // endregion
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/messages/VisibleMessageContentView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/messages/VisibleMessageContentView.kt
index 48fa7a6093..d62cc532c4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/messages/VisibleMessageContentView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/v2/messages/VisibleMessageContentView.kt
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ class VisibleMessageContentView : ConstraintLayout {
             body.getSpans<URLSpan>(0, body.length).toList().forEach { urlSpan ->
                 val updatedUrl = urlSpan.url.let { it.toHttpUrlOrNull().toString() }
                 val replacementSpan = ModalURLSpan(updatedUrl) { url ->
-                    val activity = context as ConversationActivityV2
-                    activity.showOpenUrlDialog(url)
+                    val activity = context as? ConversationActivityV2
+                    activity?.showOpenUrlDialog(url)
                 }
                 val start = body.getSpanStart(urlSpan)
                 val end = body.getSpanEnd(urlSpan)