hotfix for nil pointer or segfault error from flashlight MAB persistence

go.mod

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/getlantern/eventual v1.0.0
 	github.com/getlantern/eventual/v2 v2.0.2
 	github.com/getlantern/filepersist v0.0.0-20210901195658-ed29a1cb0b7c
-	github.com/getlantern/flashlight/v7 v7.6.163
+	github.com/getlantern/flashlight/v7 v7.6.165
 	github.com/getlantern/golog v0.0.0-20230503153817-8e72de7e0a65
 	github.com/getlantern/hidden v0.0.0-20220104173330-f221c5a24770
 	github.com/getlantern/i18n v0.0.0-20181205222232-2afc4f49bb1c

go.sum

@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ github.com/getlantern/fdcount v0.0.0-20210503151800-5decd65b3731/go.mod h1:XZwE+
 github.com/getlantern/filepersist v0.0.0-20160317154340-c5f0cd24e799/go.mod h1:8DGAx0LNUfXNnEH+fXI0s3OCBA/351kZCiz/8YSK3i8=
 github.com/getlantern/filepersist v0.0.0-20210901195658-ed29a1cb0b7c h1:mcz27xtAkb1OuOLBct/uFfL1p3XxAIcFct82GbT+UZM=
 github.com/getlantern/filepersist v0.0.0-20210901195658-ed29a1cb0b7c/go.mod h1:8DGAx0LNUfXNnEH+fXI0s3OCBA/351kZCiz/8YSK3i8=
-github.com/getlantern/flashlight/v7 v7.6.163 h1:zt5nqH190tGCfrPg8m/SdYhjGuC0/EIqQx1EdL2xePU=
-github.com/getlantern/flashlight/v7 v7.6.163/go.mod h1:+MgkTf2ulz2pYSTIDKLJjclERW4cv3cAtrA4ynSBjsM=
+github.com/getlantern/flashlight/v7 v7.6.165 h1:hsp69HtmglAJ0Y/bdRG6H4KgNWlqAji4ZbEsHbY9YlQ=
+github.com/getlantern/flashlight/v7 v7.6.165/go.mod h1:+MgkTf2ulz2pYSTIDKLJjclERW4cv3cAtrA4ynSBjsM=
 github.com/getlantern/framed v0.0.0-20190601192238-ceb6431eeede h1:yrU6Px3ZkvCsDLPryPGi6FN+2iqFPq+JeCb7EFoDBhw=
 github.com/getlantern/framed v0.0.0-20190601192238-ceb6431eeede/go.mod h1:nhnoiS6DE6zfe+BaCMU4YI01UpsuiXnDqM5S8jxHuuI=
 github.com/getlantern/fronted v0.0.0-20241212194832-a55b6db2616e h1:qk62Xhg+ha1sW6FhOmGPGbd3xnCC5n9Mr87vDToE0cM=