diff --git a/oppaiBot.py b/oppaiBot.py
index d468c3f..cbf0944 100755
--- a/oppaiBot.py
+++ b/oppaiBot.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class OppaiBot(irc.IRCClient):
 		
 		self.tags = re.findall(r"\[(.+?)\]", self.config["tags"])
 		self.tags = [tag.split(",") for tag in self.tags]
-		self.blacklist = self.config.get("blacklist").split(",")
+		self.blacklist = self.config.get("blacklist", "").split(",")
 
 
 	def save_torrent(self, url, directory):