diff --git a/mirai-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/AbstractBot.kt b/mirai-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/AbstractBot.kt
index 59f504a43..6c594f9b6 100644
--- a/mirai-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/AbstractBot.kt
+++ b/mirai-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/AbstractBot.kt
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ internal abstract class AbstractBot constructor(
      */
     abstract val components: ComponentStorage
 
-    final override val isOnline: Boolean get() = network.state == State.OK
+    final override val isOnline: Boolean get() = if (!networkInitialized) false else network.state == State.OK
     final override val eventChannel: EventChannel<BotEvent> =
         GlobalEventChannel.filterIsInstance<BotEvent>().filter { it.bot === this@AbstractBot }
 
@@ -119,7 +119,12 @@ internal abstract class AbstractBot constructor(
     // network
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-    val network: NetworkHandler by lazy { createNetworkHandler() } // the selector handles renewal of [NetworkHandler]
+    @Volatile
+    private var networkInitialized = false
+    val network: NetworkHandler by lazy {
+        networkInitialized = true
+        createNetworkHandler()
+    } // the selector handles renewal of [NetworkHandler]
 
     final override suspend fun login() {
         if (!isActive) error("Bot is already closed and cannot relogin. Please create a new Bot instance then do login.")
diff --git a/mirai-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/network/impl/netty/NettyBotLifecycleTest.kt b/mirai-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/network/impl/netty/NettyBotLifecycleTest.kt
index 1856a9d9d..341dc006e 100644
--- a/mirai-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/network/impl/netty/NettyBotLifecycleTest.kt
+++ b/mirai-core/src/commonTest/kotlin/network/impl/netty/NettyBotLifecycleTest.kt
@@ -125,4 +125,10 @@ internal class NettyBotLifecycleTest : AbstractNettyNHTest() {
         assertFalse { network.isActive }
         network.assertState(CLOSED) // we do not use selector in this test so it will be CLOSED. It will recover (reconnect) instead in real.
     }
+
+
+    @Test
+    fun `isOnline returns false if network not initialized`() = runBlockingUnit {
+        assertFalse { bot.isOnline }
+    }
 }
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