# add this station to the user database, if required (don't remove SSID from nodes)
my $chan = DXChannel::get($call);
- my $user = $chan->user || DXUser::get($call);
+ my $user;
+ $user = $chan->user if $chan;
+ $user ||= DXUser::get($call);
unless ($user) {
$user = DXUser->new($call);
$user->priv(1); # I have relented and defaulted nodes