diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fac7311..2410dd1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "PyYAML>=6.0.2",
     "pyahocorasick==2.2.0",
     "betterproto==1.2.5",
-    "pydantic==2.11.5",
+    "pydantic==2.11.7",
     "pydantic-settings==2.9.1",
     "NSKeyedUnArchiver==1.5.2",
     "python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0",
diff --git a/src/mvt/android/parsers/backup.py b/src/mvt/android/parsers/backup.py
index 7c49ded..105b4f2 100644
--- a/src/mvt/android/parsers/backup.py
+++ b/src/mvt/android/parsers/backup.py
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ def parse_sms_file(data):
             entry.pop("mms_body")
 
         body = entry.get("body", None)
+        message_links = None
         if body:
             message_links = check_for_links(entry["body"])