diff --git a/public/scripts/openai.js b/public/scripts/openai.js
index c02fb62b5..4a16b5458 100644
--- a/public/scripts/openai.js
+++ b/public/scripts/openai.js
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ class Message {
         this.role = role;
         this.content = content;
 
-        if (typeof this.content === 'string') {
+        if (typeof this.content === 'string' && this.content.length > 0) {
             this.tokens = tokenHandler.count({ role: this.role, content: this.content });
         } else {
             this.tokens = 0;