diff --git a/lib/screens/channel_message_path_screen.dart b/lib/screens/channel_message_path_screen.dart
index e2c5b49..d2f8d81 100644
--- a/lib/screens/channel_message_path_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/channel_message_path_screen.dart
@@ -836,13 +836,16 @@ List<_PathHop> _buildPathHops(
       }
     }
 
-    previousPosition = _resolvePosition(contact);
+    final resolvedPosition = _resolvePosition(contact);
+    if (resolvedPosition != null) {
+      previousPosition = resolvedPosition;
+    }
     hops.add(
       _PathHop(
         index: i + 1,
         prefix: pathBytes[i],
         contact: contact,
-        position: _resolvePosition(contact),
+        position: resolvedPosition,
         l10n: l10n,
       ),
     );