diff --git a/dnsrecon/cli.py b/dnsrecon/cli.py
index da45eb35..6924c6f7 100755
--- a/dnsrecon/cli.py
+++ b/dnsrecon/cli.py
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ def whois_ips(res, ip_list):
                     )
                 )
 
-        elif "n" in answer:
+        elif "n" in answer or answer == ['']:
             print_status("No Reverse Lookups will be performed.")
         else:
             for a in answer: