diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/ChatPlugin.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/ChatPlugin.java
index e748e5bc..9c0b0f82 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/ChatPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/ChatPlugin.java
@@ -224,10 +224,10 @@ public class ChatPlugin extends Bot.Listener {
     }
 
     private void sendChatTick () {
-        if (queue.isEmpty()) return;
-
         if (queue.size() > 50) queue.clear(); // detects spam, like spamming *echo for example
 
+        if (queue.isEmpty()) return;
+
         final String message = queue.get(0);
 
         if (message.startsWith("/")) {