diff --git a/ircclient.cpp b/ircclient.cpp
index 7853344..1bf48b8 100644
--- a/ircclient.cpp
+++ b/ircclient.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ void IrcClient::toTrigger(const QString& channel, const QString &nickname, const
 
 void IrcClient::toChatLog(QString channel, const QString &nick, const QString &message)
 {
+    QString msg {message}; // Empty message ignored
+    msg.remove(" ");
+    msg.remove("\t");
+    if (msg.isEmpty()) return;
+
     channel.remove('#');
     emit newMessage(m_connectionData.displayName, channel, nick, message);