diff --git a/.config/zsh/functions/mx-set-status b/.config/zsh/functions/mx-set-status
index 6aa4507..6c42286 100755
--- a/.config/zsh/functions/mx-set-status
+++ b/.config/zsh/functions/mx-set-status
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ local response=$(curl --silent \
     "https://${host}/_matrix/client/v3/presence/${user}/status")
 local presence=$(jq --raw-output .presence <<<${response})
 local status_msg=$(jq --raw-output .status_msg <<<${response})
+[[ ${status_msg} == "null" ]] && status_msg=""
 
 if [[ -v 1 ]]; then
     mxstatus=${1}