diff --git a/Content.Server/Chat/ChatSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Chat/ChatSystem.cs
index fffc299d2b..f685ef9a66 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Chat/ChatSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Chat/ChatSystem.cs
@@ -334,6 +334,10 @@ public sealed class ChatSystem : EntitySystem
     {
         if (message.StartsWith(';'))
         {
+            // Special case for ";" messages
+            if (message.Length == 1)
+                return "";
+
             // Remove semicolon
             message = message.Substring(1).TrimStart();