diff --git a/Sources/MessagesCollectionView.swift b/Sources/MessagesCollectionView.swift
index ea60e5ce..277a8c99 100644
--- a/Sources/MessagesCollectionView.swift
+++ b/Sources/MessagesCollectionView.swift
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ open class MessagesCollectionView: UICollectionView {
     private var indexPathForLastItem: IndexPath? {
 
         let lastSection = numberOfSections > 0 ? numberOfSections - 1 : 0
-        guard numberOfItems(inSection: lastSection) > 0 else { return nil }
+        guard lastSection > 0, numberOfItems(inSection: lastSection) > 0 else { return nil }
         return IndexPath(item: numberOfItems(inSection: lastSection) - 1, section: lastSection)
 
     }