diff --git a/app/Jobs/MessageProcess.php b/app/Jobs/MessageProcess.php
index 7cda17e..8412963 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/MessageProcess.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/MessageProcess.php
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ class MessageProcess implements ShouldQueue
 		// Else we are echomail
 		} else {
 			Log::debug(sprintf('%s:! Looking for echomail area [%s] for mail from [%s]',self::LOGKEY,$this->msg->echoarea,$this->msg->fboss));
+
+			if (! $this->msg->fboss_o) {
+				Log::error(sprintf('%s:! Cannot process message for echomail area [%s] for mail from [%s] with msgid [%s] - no boss object?',self::LOGKEY,$this->msg->echoarea,$this->msg->fboss,$this->msg->msgid));
+				return;
+			}
+
 			$ea = Echoarea::where('name',strtoupper($this->msg->echoarea))
 				->where('domain_id',$this->msg->fboss_o->zone->domain_id)
 				->single();