diff --git a/whisper-2023/hotwords.py b/whisper-2023/hotwords.py
index 71b7a64..89f79d6 100644
--- a/whisper-2023/hotwords.py
+++ b/whisper-2023/hotwords.py
@@ -218,7 +218,10 @@ class Reactor(threading.Thread):
       if os.environ.get("DEBUG", None):
          log(f"seeking {hotwords} in {text}")
       if not hotwords:
-         log(text)
+         if os.environ.get("HOTWORDS", None):
+            print(text)
+         else:
+            log(text)
          return
       cleantext = "".join([i for i in "".join(text.lower().split()) if i.isalpha()])
       for i in hotwords: