diff --git a/whisper-2023/hotwords.py b/whisper-2023/hotwords.py
index b98db81..f4cb1e9 100644
--- a/whisper-2023/hotwords.py
+++ b/whisper-2023/hotwords.py
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ class Reactor(threading.Thread):
       if environ.get("DEBUG", None):
          log(f"seeking {hotwords} in {text}")
       if not hotwords:
+         log(text)
          return
       cleantext = "".join([i for i in "".join(text.lower().split()) if i.isalpha()])
       for i in hotwords: