diff --git a/src/irc_discord.rs b/src/irc_discord.rs
index b272cc6..3691d8f 100644
--- a/src/irc_discord.rs
+++ b/src/irc_discord.rs
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ async fn msg_task(mut recv: UnboundedReceiverStream<QueuedMessage>) -> anyhow::R
                 http,
                 message,
             } => {
-                if content.is_empty() {
+                if message.is_empty() {
                     continue;
                 }
                 channel_id.say(&http, message).await?;