diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4662f82f..645e4d05 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed inability to view messages when there is no SIM card ([#461])
+
 ## [1.2.1] - 2025-06-17
 
 ### Changed
@@ -171,3 +175,4 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 [#279]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/279
 [#287]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/287
 [#294]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/294
+[#461]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages/issues/461
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/extensions/Context.kt
index 0ce7dbd1..b2f0d68e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import me.leolin.shortcutbadger.ShortcutBadger
 import org.fossify.commons.extensions.areDigitsOnly
 import org.fossify.commons.extensions.getBlockedNumbers
 import org.fossify.commons.extensions.getIntValue
+import org.fossify.commons.extensions.getIntValueOr
 import org.fossify.commons.extensions.getLongValue
 import org.fossify.commons.extensions.getMyContactsCursor
 import org.fossify.commons.extensions.getStringValue
@@ -161,7 +162,11 @@ fun Context.getMessages(
         val date = (cursor.getLongValue(Sms.DATE) / 1000).toInt()
         val read = cursor.getIntValue(Sms.READ) == 1
         val thread = cursor.getLongValue(Sms.THREAD_ID)
-        val subscriptionId = cursor.getIntValue(Sms.SUBSCRIPTION_ID)
+        val subscriptionId = cursor.getIntValueOr(
+            key = Sms.SUBSCRIPTION_ID,
+            defaultValue = SubscriptionManager.INVALID_SUBSCRIPTION_ID
+        )
+
         val status = cursor.getIntValue(Sms.STATUS)
         val participants = senderNumber.split(ADDRESS_SEPARATOR).map { number ->
             val phoneNumber = PhoneNumber(number, 0, "", number)