diff --git a/sgx-bwmsgsv2.rb b/sgx-bwmsgsv2.rb
index b67c7b102bfcd7aa92ce7d2a1b484a680fe4f9ba..d4c89f61e538478ed9166a982e37e6e391f13e21 100755
--- a/sgx-bwmsgsv2.rb
+++ b/sgx-bwmsgsv2.rb
@@ -1047,9 +1047,9 @@ class WebhookHandler < Goliath::API
 
 				if jparams['to'].length > 1
 					msg = Blather::Stanza::Message.new(
-						Blather::JID.new(bare_jid).domain,
-						text
+						Blather::JID.new(bare_jid).domain
 					)
+					msg.body = text unless text&.empty?
 
 					addrs = Nokogiri::XML::Node.new(
 						'addresses', msg.document)