diff --git a/pterodactyl/pterodactyl.py b/pterodactyl/pterodactyl.py
index 5e93314..c00c077 100644
--- a/pterodactyl/pterodactyl.py
+++ b/pterodactyl/pterodactyl.py
@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ class Pterodactyl(commands.Cog):
 
                     if json.loads(message)['event'] == 'console output' and await self.config.console_channel() is not None:
                         if current_status == 'running' or current_status == 'offline' or current_status == '':
+                            content = self.remove_ansi_escape_codes(json.loads(message)['args'][0][:1900])
+
                             channel = self.bot.get_channel(await self.config.console_channel())
                             if channel is not None:
-                                content = self.remove_ansi_escape_codes(json.loads(message)['args'][0][:1900])
                                 if content.startswith('['):
                                     content = pagify(content, delims=[" ", "\n"])
                                     for page in content: