diff --git a/src/handler/events/messageEvent.ts b/src/handler/events/messageEvent.ts
index 02e934d..9bde54b 100644
--- a/src/handler/events/messageEvent.ts
+++ b/src/handler/events/messageEvent.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { filterCorrectModule, ignoreNonBot } from './observableHandling';
 
 export const onMessageCreate = (wrapper : Wrapper) => {
     const { client, defaultPrefix } = wrapper;
+    if (!defaultPrefix) return;
     const messageEvent$ = (<Observable<Message>> fromEvent( client, 'messageCreate'));
     const processMessage$ = messageEvent$.pipe(
         ignoreNonBot(defaultPrefix),