From c6afaf55049af9a585271c996a5c259f3833a6bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sumner Evans <sumner.evans@automattic.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:01:31 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] sync: always needs backfill if no latest message present

Signed-off-by: Sumner Evans <sumner.evans@automattic.com>
---
 pkg/connector/sync.go | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pkg/connector/sync.go b/pkg/connector/sync.go
index c6fa48aa..49750564 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/sync.go
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ func (t *TelegramClient) handleDialogs(ctx context.Context, dialogs tg.ModifiedM
 				CreatePortal: true,
 			},
 			CheckNeedsBackfillFunc: func(ctx context.Context, latestMessage *database.Message) (bool, error) {
+				if latestMessage == nil {
+					return true, nil
+				}
 				_, latestMessageID, err := ids.ParseMessageID(latestMessage.ID)
 				if err != nil {
 					panic(err)