diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/delaroystudios/firebasechat/ui/adapters/UserListingRecyclerAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/com/delaroystudios/firebasechat/ui/adapters/UserListingRecyclerAdapter.java
index 8924f24..c28cec5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/delaroystudios/firebasechat/ui/adapters/UserListingRecyclerAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/delaroystudios/firebasechat/ui/adapters/UserListingRecyclerAdapter.java
@@ -34,11 +34,18 @@ public ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
     @Override
     public void onBindViewHolder(ViewHolder holder, int position) {
         User user = mUsers.get(position);
+        String alphabet;
+        if(user.email!=null) {
+            alphabet = user.email.substring(0, 1);
+            holder.txtUsername.setText(user.email);
+            holder.txtUserAlphabet.setText(alphabet);
+        }
+        else {
+            alphabet = "n";
+            holder.txtUsername.setText("no-email");
+            holder.txtUserAlphabet.setText(alphabet);
+        }
 
-        String alphabet = user.email.substring(0, 1);
-
-        holder.txtUsername.setText(user.email);
-        holder.txtUserAlphabet.setText(alphabet);
     }
 
     @Override