diff --git a/src/controllers/reactions.ts b/src/controllers/reactions.ts
index 3f5e02e50..b8a075eee 100644
--- a/src/controllers/reactions.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/reactions.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export async function handleInternalMessageReactionAdd(data: DiscordPayload) {
     ...payload,
     id: payload.message_id,
     channelID: payload.channel_id,
-    guildID: payload.guild_id,
+    guildID: payload.guild_id || "",
   };
 
   eventHandlers.reactionAdd?.(