diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 0eff5c6..e01dcc2 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -1326,6 +1326,7 @@ class _MainAppState extends State<MainApp> {
                               ? 10
                               : ((text.length >= 50) ? 5 : 3),
                         );
+                        if (input == "") return;
 
                         messages[index] = types.TextMessage(
                           author: p1.author,