diff --git a/src/SlashCommands.tsx b/src/SlashCommands.tsx
index 7375cba568e..02c2b338493 100644
--- a/src/SlashCommands.tsx
+++ b/src/SlashCommands.tsx
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ export const Commands = [
         isEnabled: (cli) => !isCurrentLocalRoom(cli),
         runFn: function (cli, roomId) {
             try {
-                cli.forceDiscardSession(roomId);
+                cli.getCrypto()?.forceDiscardSession(roomId);
             } catch (e) {
                 return reject(e instanceof Error ? e.message : e);
             }