diff --git a/src/helpers/functions/handleError.ts b/src/helpers/functions/handleError.ts
index 8c325317..6a470059 100644
--- a/src/helpers/functions/handleError.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/functions/handleError.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export async function handleError(client: Client, error: any, type: string) {
 	const codeBlocks = error.stack ? "" : "json";
 
 	if (error instanceof DiscordAPIError)
-		// not on our end
+		// discord's problem (usually), not ours
 		return console.error(error, type, description);
 
 	// silence EPROTO errors
diff --git a/src/helpers/logger.ts b/src/helpers/logger.ts
index 8d770915..0c31be26 100644
--- a/src/helpers/logger.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/logger.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ export async function devLogger(client: Client, description: string, params: Log
 	const channel = client.channels.cache.get(client.tokens.errorChannel) as TextChannel;
 	if (!channel) return; // avoid infinite loop when crash is outside of client
 
-	if (params.codeBlocks !== null && params.codeBlocks !== undefined)
-		description = `\`\`\`${params.codeBlocks}\n${description}\`\`\``;
+	// empty strings still enable codeblocks, just no highlighting
+	if (params.codeBlocks != null) description = `\`\`\`${params.codeBlocks}\n${description}\`\`\``;
 
 	const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
 		.setTitle(params.title ?? "Unhandled Rejection")