diff --git a/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.cpp b/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.cpp
index 92e9c8a17c115..2b6fb28f88a27 100644
--- a/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/quorums_signing_shares.cpp
@@ -347,6 +347,13 @@ bool CSigSharesManager::ProcessMessageSigSharesInv(CNode* pfrom, const CSigShare
     LogPrintf("llmq", "CSigSharesManager::%s -- signHash=%s, inv={%s}, node=%d\n", __func__,
         sessionInfo.signHash.ToString(), inv.ToString(), pfrom->GetId());
 
+    if (sessionInfo.quorum->quorumVvec == nullptr) {
+        // TODO we should allow to ask other nodes for the quorum vvec if we missed it in the DKG
+        LogPrintf("CSigSharesManager::%s -- we don't have the quorum vvec for %s, not requesting sig shares. node=%d\n", __func__,
+            sessionInfo.quorumHash.ToString(), pfrom->GetId());
+        return true;
+    }
+
     LOCK(cs);
     auto& nodeState = nodeStates[pfrom->GetId()];
     auto session = nodeState.GetSessionByRecvId(inv.sessionId);