diff --git a/scripts/chat.py b/scripts/chat.py
index e16cee383..afec22193 100644
--- a/scripts/chat.py
+++ b/scripts/chat.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def chat_with_ai(
             logger.debug(f"Token limit: {token_limit}")
             send_token_limit = token_limit - 1000
 
-            relevant_memory = permanent_memory.get_relevant(str(full_message_history[-9:]), 10)
+            relevant_memory = '' if len(full_message_history) ==0 else  permanent_memory.get_relevant(str(full_message_history[-9:]), 10)
 
             logger.debug(f'Memory Stats: {permanent_memory.get_stats()}')