diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 5d97606..6362fa4 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ protected:
         db << "INSERT INTO message_contents (message_id, is_initial, timestamp, content, embeds)"
               "                      VALUES (?,          ?,          ?,         ?,       ?    );"
            << data["id"].asString() << is_initial << std::to_string(time(nullptr)) << data["content"].asString()
-           << (embeds.isArray()?Json::writeString(Json::StreamWriterBuilder(), embeds):std::optional<std::string>());
+           << ((embeds.isArray()&&!embeds.empty())?Json::writeString(Json::StreamWriterBuilder(), embeds):std::optional<std::string>());
     }
     void insertMessageUpdate(const Json::Value& data, bool is_initial) {
         bool has_content = !data["content"].asString().empty() || data["embeds"].isArray();