diff --git a/tipbot/modules/reddit.py b/tipbot/modules/reddit.py
index 59c936d..a1b5e62 100644
--- a/tipbot/modules/reddit.py
+++ b/tipbot/modules/reddit.py
@@ -160,10 +160,12 @@ class RedditNetwork(Network):
             while '' in cmd:
               cmd.remove('')
             cmd[0] = cmd[0].strip(' \t\n\r')
-            if cmd[1]:
-                if cmd[0] == u'tip' and cmd[1][0:3] == u'/u/':
-                    log_info("Subbing out /u/ from username")
-                    cmd[1] = cmd[1][3:]
+            try:
+              if cmd[0] == u'tip' and cmd[1][0:3] == u'/u/':
+                log_info("Subbing out /u/ from username")
+                cmd[1] = cmd[1][3:]
+            except:
+              pass
             log_info('Found command from %s: %s' % (link.identity(), str(cmd)))
             if self.on_command:
               self.on_command(link,cmd)