diff --git a/packages/whatsapp.gblib/services/WhatsappDirectLine.ts b/packages/whatsapp.gblib/services/WhatsappDirectLine.ts
index b2ed2312..974ac825 100644
--- a/packages/whatsapp.gblib/services/WhatsappDirectLine.ts
+++ b/packages/whatsapp.gblib/services/WhatsappDirectLine.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import { GBConfigService } from '../../core.gbapp/services/GBConfigService.js';
 import qrcode from 'qrcode-terminal';
 import express from 'express';
 import { GBSSR } from '../../core.gbapp/services/GBSSR.js';
-import pkg from 'whatsapp-web.js';
+import pkg, { WAState } from 'whatsapp-web.js';
 import { DialogKeywords } from '../../basic.gblib/services/DialogKeywords.js';
 import { ChatServices } from '../../gpt.gblib/services/ChatServices.js';
 import { GBAdminService } from '../../admin.gbapp/services/GBAdminService.js';
@@ -908,7 +908,14 @@ export class WhatsappDirectLine extends GBService {
               to = to + '@c.us';
             }
           }
-          await this.customClient.sendMessage(to, msg);
+          if (await this.customClient.getState() === WAState.CONNECTED)
+          {
+            await this.customClient.sendMessage(to, msg);
+          }
+          else
+          {
+            GBLog.info(`WhatsApp OFFLINE ${to}: ${msg}`);
+          }
 
           break;