diff --git a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
index 8a8e50f..f48146f 100644
--- a/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
+++ b/src/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
@@ -850,7 +850,9 @@ async function messageToEvent(message, guild, options = {}, di) {
 		}
 
 		const {body, formatted_body} = stack[0].get()
-		await addTextEvent(body, formatted_body, "m.text")
+		if (body.trim().length) {
+			await addTextEvent(body, formatted_body, "m.text")
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Then polls