1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Inbox.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Inbox.pm
index 01aa500c..265360d9 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Inbox.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Inbox.pm
@@ -293,13 +293,18 @@ sub path_check {
          git($self)->check('HEAD:'.$path);
  }
  
+sub mid2num($$) {
+        my ($self, $mid) = @_;
+        my $mm = mm($self) or return;
+        $mm->num_for($mid);
+}
+
  sub smsg_by_mid ($$) {
          my ($self, $mid) = @_;
          my $srch = search($self) or return;
          # favor the Message-ID we used for the NNTP article number:
-        my $mm = mm($self) or return;
-        my $num = $mm->num_for($mid);
-        $srch->lookup_article($num);
+        my $num = mid2num($self, $mid);
+        defined $num ? $srch->lookup_article($num) : undef;
  }
  
  sub msg_by_mid ($$;$) {