diff --git a/src/app/services/chat/room.service.ts b/src/app/services/chat/room.service.ts
index 97ffd7398..5f81a1674 100644
--- a/src/app/services/chat/room.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/chat/room.service.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@ export class RoomService {
 
   addMessageDB(ChatMessage) {
     this.storage.get('chatmsg' + this.id).then((messages: any = []) => {
-      if(messages==null) messages = []
+      if(!Array.isArray(messages)) {
+        messages = []
+      }
 
       delete ChatMessage.temporaryData
       messages.push(ChatMessage)
@@ -199,7 +201,9 @@ export class RoomService {
    */
   private deleteMessageFromDb(id) {
     this.storage.get('chatmsg' + this.id).then((messages: any = []) => {
-      if(messages==null) messages = []
+      if(!Array.isArray(messages)) {
+        messages = []
+      }
 
       messages.forEach((message, index) => {
 
@@ -330,7 +334,9 @@ export class RoomService {
 
   async restoreMessageFromDB() {
     await this.storage.get('chatmsg' + this.id).then( async (messages = []) => {
-      if(messages==null) messages = []
+      if(!Array.isArray(messages)) {
+        messages = []
+      }
 
       await messages.forEach( async (ChatMessage, index) => {
         const wewMessage = this.prepareMessage(ChatMessage, false)