[GOWS] - Failed to send media in group with Chatwoot

[WilliamSantos96]

Describe the bug

When sending media to a group within Chatwoot, the file is not sent and the following error appears:

{
TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'matchAll')
}

Version

{
  "version": "2026.1.2",
  "engine": "GOWS"
}

Steps

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Attach a media file in a chatwoot group conversation
2. Do not include any captions
3. Send the message

Expected behavior

The file is not being sent, just like in individual conversations. The file is only being sent when a text caption is added to the media, as shown in the image below:

Screenshots

[devlikepro]

✅ Fixed and available in dev images:

• devlikeapro/waha-plus:dev — make sure to select the engine via the environment variable

• devlikeapro/waha-plus:dev-arm

🕛 Note: Dev images are published nightly at 00:00 UTC, so new builds become available right after midnight UTC.

🚀 Will be included in the next release!