diff --git a/TradeSkillMaster_AuctionDB/Modules/ChannelSync.lua b/TradeSkillMaster_AuctionDB/Modules/ChannelSync.lua
index 9e6c1d1..539202b 100644
--- a/TradeSkillMaster_AuctionDB/Modules/ChannelSync.lua
+++ b/TradeSkillMaster_AuctionDB/Modules/ChannelSync.lua
@@ -27,7 +27,16 @@ local strbyte = string.byte
 
 local libS = LibStub:GetLibrary("AceSerializer-3.0")
 local libC = LibStub:GetLibrary("LibCompress")
-local libCE = libC:GetChatEncodeTable("", "\031")
+local libCE
+
+local function GetCodec()
+	if libCE then return libCE end
+	libCE = libC:GetChatEncodeTable("", "\031")
+	if not libCE then
+		libCE = libC:GetChatEncodeTable()
+	end
+	return libCE
+end
 
 local function HashString(str)
 	local hash = 0
@@ -74,18 +83,22 @@ end
 
 local function EncodePayload(payload)
 	local serialized = libS:Serialize(payload)
-	local encoded = libCE:Encode(libC:CompressHuffman(serialized))
+	local codec = GetCodec()
+	if not codec then return end
+	local encoded = codec:Encode(libC:CompressHuffman(serialized))
 	if not encoded then
-		encoded = libCE:Encode(libC:CompressLZW(serialized))
+		encoded = codec:Encode(libC:CompressLZW(serialized))
 	end
 	if not encoded then
-		encoded = libCE:Encode("\001" .. serialized)
+		encoded = codec:Encode("\001" .. serialized)
 	end
 	return encoded
 end
 
 local function DecodePayload(encoded)
-	local decoded = libCE:Decode(encoded)
+	local codec = GetCodec()
+	if not codec then return end
+	local decoded = codec:Decode(encoded)
 	if not decoded then return end
 	local decompressed = libC:Decompress(decoded)
 	if not decompressed then return end