diff --git a/src/controllers/clientController.js b/src/controllers/clientController.js
index 0971e3dd..e0001ce9 100644
--- a/src/controllers/clientController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/clientController.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ const sendMessage = async (req, res) => {
     let messageOut
     switch (contentType) {
       case 'string':
-        if (options.media) {
+        if (options && options.media) {
           const media = options.media
           options.media = new MessageMedia(media.mimetype, media.data, media.filename = null, media.filesize = null)
         }