diff --git a/resources/emoteMessage.js b/resources/emoteMessage.js
index 37e101a..093eab9 100644
--- a/resources/emoteMessage.js
+++ b/resources/emoteMessage.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module.exports = function emoteMessage(client, content) {
     const emotes = content.match(/(?<![<a]):\w{1,32}:(?!\d{17,19}>)/g);
-    if (emotes.length > 0) {
+    if (emotes?.length > 0) {
         let theEmotes = [];
         for (const emoteName of emotes) {
             let findThis = emoteName.slice(1, -1);