diff --git a/src/helpers/markdownToText.ts b/src/helpers/markdownToText.ts
index 92f250b..74c9134 100644
--- a/src/helpers/markdownToText.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/markdownToText.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import MarkdownIt from "markdown-it";
 const parser = new MarkdownIt();
 
-export default function markdownToText(markdown: string = "<empty>"): string {
+export default function markdownToText(markdown: string): string {
+  if(!markdown) return ''
   return parser
     .render(markdown)
     .split("\n")