diff --git a/poezio/core/commands.py b/poezio/core/commands.py
index f7946b71..242b60a3 100644
--- a/poezio/core/commands.py
+++ b/poezio/core/commands.py
@@ -1024,14 +1024,17 @@ class CommandCore:
         """
         if args is None:
             return self.help('message')
-        jid = safeJID(args[0])
-        if not jid.user and not jid.domain and not jid.resource:
+        try:
+            jid = JID(args[0])
+        except InvalidJID:
+            return self.core.information('Invalid JID.', 'Error')
+        if not jid.bare:
             return self.core.information('Invalid JID.', 'Error')
         tab = self.core.get_conversation_by_jid(
             jid.full, False, fallback_barejid=False)
         muc = self.core.tabs.by_name_and_class(jid.bare, tabs.MucTab)
         if not tab and not muc:
-            tab = self.core.open_conversation_window(jid.full, focus=True)
+            tab = self.core.open_conversation_window(jid, focus=True)
         elif muc:
             if jid.resource:
                 tab = self.core.tabs.by_name_and_class(jid.full,
diff --git a/poezio/core/core.py b/poezio/core/core.py
index 91eb4877..2e0e0acb 100644
--- a/poezio/core/core.py
+++ b/poezio/core/core.py
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ class Core:
         provided, we open a StaticConversationTab, else a
         DynamicConversationTab
         """
-        if safeJID(jid).resource:
+        if jid.resource:
             new_tab = tabs.StaticConversationTab(self, jid)
         else:
             new_tab = tabs.DynamicConversationTab(self, jid)
diff --git a/poezio/tabs/basetabs.py b/poezio/tabs/basetabs.py
index 5dc94ff8..c6d8b6b6 100644
--- a/poezio/tabs/basetabs.py
+++ b/poezio/tabs/basetabs.py
@@ -534,7 +534,9 @@ class ChatTab(Tab):
         """
         Log the messages in the archives.
         """
-        name = safeJID(self.name).bare
+        if self.name is None:
+            return None
+        name = self.name.bare
         if not logger.log_message(name, nickname, txt, date=time, typ=typ):
             self.core.information('Unable to write in the log file', 'Error')
 
@@ -811,7 +813,7 @@ class OneToOneTab(ChatTab):
             return
         self.__status = status
         hide_status_change = config.get_by_tabname('hide_status_change',
-                                                   safeJID(self.name).bare)
+                                                   self.name.bare)
         now = datetime.now()
         dff = now - self.last_remote_message
         if hide_status_change > -1 and dff.total_seconds() > hide_status_change: