diff --git a/src/dialogs.py b/src/dialogs.py
index 7a6554163..1d4f934cb 100644
--- a/src/dialogs.py
+++ b/src/dialogs.py
@@ -5314,10 +5314,11 @@ class VoIPCallReceivedDialog(object):
                     fixed.set_no_show_all(False)
                 video_hbox.show_all()
                 in_xid = ctrl.xml.get_object('incoming_drawingarea').window.xid
-                out_xid = ctrl.xml.get_object('outgoing_drawingarea').window.xid
                 content = session.get_content('video')
                 # move outgoing stream to chat window
                 if gajim.config.get('video_see_self'):
+                    out_xid = ctrl.xml.get_object('outgoing_drawingarea').\
+                        window.xid
                     b = content.pipeline.get_by_name('bin2')
                     c = b.get_by_name('autovideosink0')
                     d = c.get_by_name('autovideosink0-actual-sink-xvimage')