diff --git a/bot.js b/bot.js
index 62069a7..dde84a8 100644
--- a/bot.js
+++ b/bot.js
@@ -250,7 +250,12 @@ function subredditRequest(subreddit) {
     req.onreadystatechange = function () {
         if (req.readyState === 4 && req.status === 200) {
 
-            let json = JSON.parse(req.responseText);
+            let json;
+            if (req.responseText) {
+                json = JSON.parse(req.responseText);
+            } else {
+                return ""
+            }
 
             let counter = 0;