diff --git a/bot/pluralkit/proxy.py b/bot/pluralkit/proxy.py
index 4ee0a898..aef6f7b8 100644
--- a/bot/pluralkit/proxy.py
+++ b/bot/pluralkit/proxy.py
@@ -164,7 +164,9 @@ async def handle_proxying(conn, message):
                 # Slicing to -0 breaks, don't do that
                 inner_message = msg[len(prefix):].strip()
 
-            await proxy_message(conn, member, message, inner_message)
+            # Make sure the message isn't blank
+            if inner_message:
+                await proxy_message(conn, member, message, inner_message)
             break