diff --git a/GUI.NET/Debugger/Controls/ctrlTextHooker.cs b/GUI.NET/Debugger/Controls/ctrlTextHooker.cs
index 82bad7ab..c9c6b663 100644
--- a/GUI.NET/Debugger/Controls/ctrlTextHooker.cs
+++ b/GUI.NET/Debugger/Controls/ctrlTextHooker.cs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ namespace Mesen.GUI.Debugger.Controls
 			}
 
 			txtSelectedText.Text = output.ToString();
-			if(chkAutoCopyToClipboard.Checked) {
+			if(chkAutoCopyToClipboard.Checked && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(txtSelectedText.Text)) {
 				Clipboard.SetText(txtSelectedText.Text);
 			}
 		}