diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/dsheirer/controller/channel/event/ChannelStartProcessingRequest.java b/src/main/java/io/github/dsheirer/controller/channel/event/ChannelStartProcessingRequest.java
index eecd22d1..acac9284 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/dsheirer/controller/channel/event/ChannelStartProcessingRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/dsheirer/controller/channel/event/ChannelStartProcessingRequest.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class ChannelStartProcessingRequest extends ModuleEventBusMessage
     {
         mChannel = channel;
         mChannelDescriptor = channelDescriptor;
-        mIdentifierCollection = identifierCollection;
+        mIdentifierCollection = (identifierCollection != null ? identifierCollection : new IdentifierCollection());
         mTrafficChannelManager = trafficChannelManager;
     }