diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/ConversationAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/ConversationAdapter.java
index 59b97475a89b3c7f6a28661aee1276cc9198d15c..645150622536c13f17fc8f03516809920d392587 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/ConversationAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/conversation/ConversationAdapter.java
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ public class ConversationAdapter
         pagingController.onDataNeededAroundIndex(position);
       }
 
-      if (position < getItemCount()) {
+      if (position < super.getItemCount()) {
         return super.getItem(position);
       } else {
         Log.d(TAG, "Could not access corrected position " + position + " as it is out of bounds.");