diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/reply.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/reply.ts
index efe833cb..52aa491d 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/reply.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Automod/actions/reply.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { hasDiscordPermissions } from "../../../utils/hasDiscordPermissions";
 import { automodAction } from "../helpers";
 import { AutomodContext } from "../types";
 import { LogsPlugin } from "../../Logs/LogsPlugin";
+import { messageIsEmpty } from "../../../utils/messageIsEmpty";
 
 export const ReplyAction = automodAction({
   configType: t.union([
@@ -109,6 +110,10 @@ export const ReplyAction = automodAction({
           };
         }
 
+        if (messageIsEmpty(messageOpts)) {
+          return;
+        }
+
         const replyMsg = await channel.send(messageOpts);
 
         if (typeof actionConfig === "object" && actionConfig.auto_delete) {