diff --git a/IRCCloud/Classes/MainViewController.m b/IRCCloud/Classes/MainViewController.m
index cf1d89d29..e48307153 100644
--- a/IRCCloud/Classes/MainViewController.m
+++ b/IRCCloud/Classes/MainViewController.m
@@ -971,6 +971,8 @@ - (void)handleEvent:(NSNotification *)notification {
                         msg = [o objectForKey:@"msg"];
                 }
                 msg = [msg stringByAppendingString:@"\n"];
+                if(!msg)
+                    msg = @"\n";
                 if(tv) {
                     [tv appendText:msg];
                 } else {