diff --git a/nerdify/nerdify.py b/nerdify/nerdify.py
index b909b6c..bd71b84 100644
--- a/nerdify/nerdify.py
+++ b/nerdify/nerdify.py
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ class Nerdify(commands.Cog):
                 messages = [message async for message in ctx.channel.history(limit=2)]
                 # [0] is the command, [1] is the message before the command
                 text = messages[1].content
-                if text is None:
-                    await ctx.send(chat_formatting.error("I can't translate that!"))
-                    return
+        if text == "":
+            await ctx.send(chat_formatting.error("I can't translate that!"))
+            return
         await self.type_message(
             ctx.channel,
             self.nerdify_text(text),