diff --git a/mods/mastodon.go b/mods/mastodon.go
index 6dc0d20..1a15b25 100644
--- a/mods/mastodon.go
+++ b/mods/mastodon.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func mastodon_message(broker *tg.Broker, update tg.APIMessage) {
 		if update.ReplyTo != nil {
 			update.User = update.ReplyTo.User
 			update.Text = update.ReplyTo.Text
-			if update.Text != nil && update.ReplyTo.Photo != nil {
+			if update.ReplyTo.Photo != nil {
 				update.Photo = update.ReplyTo.Photo
 				update.Caption = update.Text
 			}