--- a/activity.py	2025-01-08 15:51:53.682651896 +0100
+++ b/activity.py	2025-01-08 21:12:21.244338980 +0100
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@
             dbus.Interface(
                 text_proxy, TelepathyGLib.IFACE_CHANNEL_INTERFACE_GROUP)
         self.text_channel = TextChannelWrapper(text_channel, conn)
+        self.text_channel.set_one_to_one()
         self.text_channel.set_received_callback(self._received_cb)
         self.text_channel.handle_pending_messages()
         self.text_channel.set_closed_callback(
@@ -721,7 +722,7 @@
 
 
 class TextChannelWrapper(object):
-    '''Wrap a telepathy Text Channfel to make usage simpler.'''
+    '''Wrap a telepathy Text Channel to make usage simpler.'''
 
     def __init__(self, text_chan, conn):
         '''Connect to the text channel'''
@@ -729,6 +730,7 @@
         self._activity_close_cb = None
         self._text_chan = text_chan
         self._conn = conn
+        self._is_one_to_one_xmpp_chat = False
         self._logger = logging.getLogger(
             'chat-activity.TextChannelWrapper')
         self._signal_matches = []
@@ -766,6 +768,9 @@
         if self._activity_close_cb is not None:
             self._activity_close_cb()
 
+    def set_one_to_one(self):
+        self._is_one_to_one_xmpp_chat = True
+            
     def set_received_callback(self, callback):
         '''Connect the function callback to the signal.
 
@@ -800,9 +805,7 @@
         text = text.replace(SLASH, '/')
 
         if self._activity_cb:
-            try:
-                self._text_chan[TelepathyGLib.IFACE_CHANNEL_INTERFACE_GROUP]
-            except Exception:
+            if self._is_one_to_one_xmpp_chat:
                 # One to one XMPP chat
                 co = TelepathyGLib.IFACE_CONNECTION_INTERFACE_ALIASING
                 nick = self._conn[co].RequestAliases([sender])[0]