diff --git a/irc/message.go b/irc/message.go
index 1b9b231f..3a309086 100644
--- a/irc/message.go
+++ b/irc/message.go
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ type Message struct {
 }
 
 func (m *Message) LastParam() string {
-	return m.Params[len(m.Params)-1]
+	if len(m.Params) > 0 {
+		return m.Params[len(m.Params)-1]
+	}
+	return ""
 }
 
 func parseMessage(line string) *Message {
diff --git a/irc/message_test.go b/irc/message_test.go
index 67390bd9..da0a74b8 100644
--- a/irc/message_test.go
+++ b/irc/message_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ func TestParseMessage(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestLastParam(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "some message", parseMessage(":user CMD #chan :some message\r\n").LastParam())
+	assert.Equal(t, "", parseMessage("NO_PARAMS").LastParam())
 }
 
 func TestBadMessagePanic(t *testing.T) {