diff --git a/bot.php b/bot.php
index f5af0b0..4ab1f64 100644
--- a/bot.php
+++ b/bot.php
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
 
 // announce self to channel
 $myCode = get_own_code();
+if(!isset($myCode) || $myCode == "")
+    die("Please contact 0xRoM on discord for help fixing this issue!");
+
 fputs($socket, "PRIVMSG #theSignal :!req " . $rand . " " . $myCode . "\n"); 
 
 // Force an endless while