diff --git a/mojo-bot-v2.py b/mojo-bot-v2.py
index 3d240cb..183b5af 100644
--- a/mojo-bot-v2.py
+++ b/mojo-bot-v2.py
@@ -31,14 +31,6 @@ def reactable_string(text):
         # no processing needed because: honestly its funnier even if it gets the word boundary wrong.
         reactable_array.append('flavortown')
     return reactable_array
-
-
-# def react_to_message(reaction):
-#     payload['web_client'].reactions_add(
-#         channel = channel_id,
-#         name = reaction,
-#         thread_ts = thread_ts
-#     )
     
 
 @slack.RTMClient.run_on(event='message')
@@ -51,24 +43,27 @@ def handle_messages(**payload):
     data = payload['data']
     channel_id = data['channel']
     thread_ts = data['ts']
-    reactions_needed = reactable_string(data['text'])
 
-    def react_to_message(reaction):
-        payload['web_client'].reactions_add(
-            channel=channel_id,
-            name=reaction,
-            timestamp=thread_ts
-        )
+    pdb.set_trace()
+    if reactable_string(data['text']):
+        reactions_needed = reactable_string(data['text'])
+
+        def react_to_message(reaction):
+            payload['web_client'].reactions_add(
+                channel=channel_id,
+                name=reaction,
+                timestamp=thread_ts
+            )
 
 
-    if 'ai' in reactions_needed:
-        react_to_message("robot_face")
-    if 'furry' in reactions_needed:
-        react_to_message("eggplant")
-        react_to_message("sweat_drops")
-    if 'flavortown' in reactions_needed:
-        react_to_message("dark_sunglasses")
-        react_to_message("guyfieri")
+        if 'ai' in reactions_needed:
+            react_to_message("robot_face")
+        if 'furry' in reactions_needed:
+            react_to_message("eggplant")
+            react_to_message("sweat_drops")
+        if 'flavortown' in reactions_needed:
+            react_to_message("dark_sunglasses")
+            react_to_message("guyfieri")
 
     is_command = parse_direct_mention(data['text'])
 
@@ -90,7 +85,7 @@ def handle_messages(**payload):
         webclient.chat_postMessage(
             channel=channel_id,
             text=response,
-            thread_ts=thread_ts
+            timestamp=thread_ts
         )