diff --git a/chat.py b/chat.py
index 8064eac..4d15880 100644
--- a/chat.py
+++ b/chat.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def messages_post():
         if len(message) > 200:
             return "Message too long, maximum 200"
 
-        if len(message) == 0:
+        if not message:
             return "No message found"
 
         if "spam" in str(message, "UTF-8").lower():