1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rbot/irc.rb b/lib/rbot/irc.rb
index f3a904e7..8ef848f7 100644
--- a/lib/rbot/irc.rb
+++ b/lib/rbot/irc.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Object
   # checks if the receiver is nil or empty
   def nil_or_empty?
     return true unless self
-    return true if self.respond_to? :empty and self.empty?
+    return true if self.respond_to? :empty? and self.empty?
     return false
   end