diff --git a/whisper-2023/hotwords.py b/whisper-2023/hotwords.py
index 2239861..be73511 100644
--- a/whisper-2023/hotwords.py
+++ b/whisper-2023/hotwords.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class Reactor(threading.Thread):
    def handle(self, text):
       hotwords = self.load_hotwords()
       if not hotwords:
-         self.outq.put(text)
+         self.outq.put(("", text))
          return
       cleantext = "".join([i for i in "".join(text.lower().split()) if i.isalpha()])
       for i in hotwords: