diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Utils/TokenUtils.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Utils/TokenUtils.cs
index b0d1873ba..3e8fae1e8 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Utils/TokenUtils.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Utils/TokenUtils.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ namespace Discord
         /// </returns>
         internal static bool CheckBotTokenValidity(string message)
         {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(message))
+                return false;
+
             // split each component of the JWT
             var segments = message.Split('.');