diff --git a/earwigbot/wiki/copyvios/workers.py b/earwigbot/wiki/copyvios/workers.py
index e52a331..d22f854 100644
--- a/earwigbot/wiki/copyvios/workers.py
+++ b/earwigbot/wiki/copyvios/workers.py
@@ -255,8 +255,7 @@ class _CopyvioWorker(object):
                 self._logger.debug("Exiting: got stop signal")
                 return
             text = self._open_url(source)
-            if text:
-                source.workspace.compare(source, MarkovChain(text))
+            source.workspace.compare(source, MarkovChain(text or ""))
 
 
 class CopyvioWorkspace(object):