diff --git a/app/controllers/text_marquees_controller.rb b/app/controllers/text_marquees_controller.rb
index ba82850..0f520d3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/text_marquees_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/text_marquees_controller.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class TextMarqueesController < ApplicationController
 				"text" => mqt.title,
 				"speed" => mqt.speed,
 				"url" => (mqt.url || ""),
-				"content" => (mqt.url.nil? ? "<a speed='#{mqt.speed}'>#{mqt.title}</a>" : "<a href='#{mqt.url}' target='_blank' speed='#{mqt.speed}'>#{mqt.title}</a>")
+				"content" => (mqt.url.to_s.empty? ? "<a speed='#{mqt.speed}'>#{mqt.title}</a>" : "<a href='#{mqt.url}' target='_blank' speed='#{mqt.speed}'>#{mqt.title}</a>")
 			}
 		end
 		{