1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/connection.cpp b/lib/connection.cpp
index 29c044f1..48d3a532 100644
--- a/lib/connection.cpp
+++ b/lib/connection.cpp
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ User* Connection::user(const QString& userId)
 {
     if (userId.isEmpty())
         return nullptr;
-    if (userId.front() != '@' || !userId.contains(':'))
+    if (!userId.startsWith('@') || !userId.contains(':'))
     {
         qCCritical(MAIN) << "Malformed userId:" << userId;
         return nullptr;