diff --git "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/\043message_id/index.ts" "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/\043message_id/index.ts"
index c0bff75..6fa4cd3 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/\043message_id/index.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/\043message_id/index.ts"
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 			}
 		} else rights.hasThrow("SELF_EDIT_MESSAGES");
 
-		// //@ts-expect-error Something is wrong with message_reference here, TS complains since "channel_id" is optional in MessageCreateSchema
+		//@ts-expect-error Something is wrong with message_reference here, TS complains since "channel_id" is optional in MessageCreateSchema
 		const new_message = await handleMessage({
 			...message,
 			// TODO: should message_reference be overridable?
diff --git a/src/api/util/handlers/Message.ts b/src/api/util/handlers/Message.ts
index 54e73fc..e350fad 100644
--- a/src/api/util/handlers/Message.ts
+++ b/src/api/util/handlers/Message.ts
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@
 		!opts.poll &&
 		!opts.components?.length
 	) {
+		console.log("[Message] Rejecting empty message:", opts, message);
 		throw new HTTPError("Empty messages are not allowed", 50006);
 	}
 
@@ -494,7 +495,7 @@
 	embeds?: Embed[];
 	reactions?: Reaction[];
 	channel_id?: string;
-	// attachments?: Attachment[]; // why are we masking this?
+	attachments?: Attachment[]; // why are we masking this?
 	edited_timestamp?: Date;
 	timestamp?: Date;
 	username?: string;