diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/windows-layout.c b/src/fe-common/core/windows-layout.c
index ce6b9910..77eb26f1 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/windows-layout.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/windows-layout.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static void sig_layout_restore_item(WINDOW_REC *window, const char *type,
                 restore_win = window;
 
 		protocol = chat_protocol_find(chat_type);
-		if (protocol == NULL)
+		if (protocol == NULL || protocol->not_initialized)
 			window_bind_add(window, tag, name);
 		else if (protocol->query_create != NULL)
 			protocol->query_create(tag, name, TRUE);