diff --git a/src/crypto/EncryptionSetup.ts b/src/crypto/EncryptionSetup.ts
index 442149b90..ebbfe5941 100644
--- a/src/crypto/EncryptionSetup.ts
+++ b/src/crypto/EncryptionSetup.ts
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ class SSSSCryptoCallbacks {
         }
         // if we don't have the key cached yet, ask
         // for it to the general crypto callbacks and cache it
-        if (this.delegateCryptoCallbacks) {
+        if (this?.delegateCryptoCallbacks?.getSecretStorageKey) {
             const result = await this.delegateCryptoCallbacks.
                 getSecretStorageKey({ keys }, name);
             if (result) {