diff --git a/frontend/src/NewApp/Pages/GenerateCandidate.tsx b/frontend/src/NewApp/Pages/GenerateCandidate.tsx
index cc4e799..b657260 100644
--- a/frontend/src/NewApp/Pages/GenerateCandidate.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/NewApp/Pages/GenerateCandidate.tsx
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ const GenerateCandidate = (props: BackstoryElementProps) => {
                             } else {
                                 setTimestamp(Date.now())
                             }
-                            if (data.message !== '') {
+                            if (data.message) {
                                 setStatus(data.message);
                             }
                             break;