diff --git a/modules/markov.go b/modules/markov.go
index 7b0d539..cfb4b96 100644
--- a/modules/markov.go
+++ b/modules/markov.go
@@ -222,7 +222,11 @@ func (c *MarkovChain) Generate(n int, in string) string {
 	for attempt := 0; attempt < 10; attempt++ {
 		p = make(MarkovPrefix, c.prefixLen)
 		inWords := strings.Split(in, " ")
-		start = inWords[rand.Intn(len(inWords))]
+		if attempt < 9 {
+			start = inWords[rand.Intn(len(inWords))]
+		} else {
+			start = ""
+		}
 		p.Shift(start)
 		xlog.Debug("Looking for answer on [%s]", start)
 		for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
@@ -242,13 +246,7 @@ func (c *MarkovChain) Generate(n int, in string) string {
 		}
 	}
 	start = strings.Trim(start, " ")
-	if len(words) == 0 {
-		xlog.Debug("No answer found")
-		return start + " ... pfrrrz"
-	} else {
-		xlog.Debug("Found words: [%s]", strings.Join(words, " "))
-		return start + " " + strings.Join(words, " ")
-	}
+	return start + " " + strings.Join(words, " ")
 }
 
 // Save the chain to a file