fix

src/components/profile/ProfileCard.tsx

@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ export function ProfileCard({
 
         {/* Action Buttons */}
         <div className="flex items-center justify-center lg:justify-start gap-3">
-          {messageHref ? (
+          {/* Message button - only enabled when connected */}
+          {(showEditButton || connectionStatus === 'ACCEPTED') && (
+            messageHref ? (
               <Link
                 href={messageHref}
                 onClick={(e) => handleActionClick(e, messageHref)}
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ export function ProfileCard({
                 />
                 Message
               </button>
+            )
           )}
           {showEditButton && requestsHref ? (
             // Agent's own profile - show Requests link with badge