diff --git a/application/views/email/oqrs_request.php b/application/views/email/oqrs_request.php
index b1e55fe3..c35ec6cc 100644
--- a/application/views/email/oqrs_request.php
+++ b/application/views/email/oqrs_request.php
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 Hi,
 
 You got an OQRS request from <?php echo strtoupper($callsign); ?>.
+<?php if ($usermessage != "") { ?>
 The user entered the following message:
 
 <?php echo $usermessage."\n"; ?>
+<?php } ?>
 
 Please log into your Cloudlog and process it.