diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 47fa26d11..3269d24f3 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.nostra13.universalimageloader:universal-image-loader:1.9.5'
     implementation 'com.google.zxing:core:3.3.3'
     implementation 'info.guardianproject.netcipher:netcipher:2.0.0-beta1'
-    implementation 'info.guardianproject.panic:panic:0.5'
+    implementation 'info.guardianproject.panic:panic:1.0'
     implementation 'commons-io:commons-io:2.6'
     implementation 'commons-net:commons-net:3.6'
     implementation 'ch.acra:acra:4.9.1'
diff --git a/app/src/full/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/panic/PanicResponderActivity.java b/app/src/full/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/panic/PanicResponderActivity.java
index d0c18e6ab..cd74bd0d9 100644
--- a/app/src/full/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/panic/PanicResponderActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/full/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/views/panic/PanicResponderActivity.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class PanicResponderActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 
         Intent intent = getIntent();
-        if (intent == null || !Panic.isTriggerIntent(intent)) {
+        if (!Panic.isTriggerIntent(intent)) {
             finish();
             return;
         }