From 86ef36c25d90e249defb917e2e9c2cca1eece7f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Scott Moreau <oreaus@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:40:43 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] ipc: panel: Fix crash when ipc plugins are not loaded

---
 src/util/wf-ipc.cpp | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/util/wf-ipc.cpp b/src/util/wf-ipc.cpp
index 027fd3f0..e392f72b 100644
--- a/src/util/wf-ipc.cpp
+++ b/src/util/wf-ipc.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ void WayfireIPC::send(const std::string& message)
 
 void WayfireIPC::send(const std::string& message, int response_handler)
 {
+    if (!connected)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
     send_message(message);
     response_handlers.push(response_handler);
 }
@@ -316,7 +321,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<IPCClient> WayfireIPC::create_client()
     if (!connected)
     {
         std::cerr << "Failed to create ipc client" << std::endl;
-        return nullptr;
+        return std::shared_ptr<IPCClient>(new IPCClient(0, shared_from_this()));
     }
 
     auto client = new IPCClient(next_client_id, shared_from_this());