diff --git a/src/gui/tray/activitylistmodel.cpp b/src/gui/tray/activitylistmodel.cpp
index 7b152a984..e7b7b38f5 100644
--- a/src/gui/tray/activitylistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/tray/activitylistmodel.cpp
@@ -130,12 +130,9 @@ void ActivityListModel::setDisplayActions(bool value)
 
 QVariant ActivityListModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
 {
-    Activity a;
+    Q_ASSERT(checkIndex(index, QAbstractItemModel::CheckIndexOption::IndexIsValid | QAbstractItemModel::CheckIndexOption::ParentIsInvalid));
 
-    if (!index.isValid())
-        return QVariant();
-
-    a = _finalList.at(index.row());
+    const auto a = _finalList.at(index.row());
     AccountStatePtr ast = AccountManager::instance()->account(a._accName);
     if (!ast && _accountState != ast.data())
         return QVariant();