diff --git a/koans/twitch/component.py b/koans/twitch/component.py
index 5a3dc8a..44441b7 100644
--- a/koans/twitch/component.py
+++ b/koans/twitch/component.py
@@ -129,19 +129,19 @@ class KoanComponent(cmds.Component):
         community = await self.bot.profiles.fetch_community(ctx.broadcaster)
         cid = community.communityid
 
+        koan = None
         if label is not None:
             koan = await self.koans.get_koan_label(cid, label)
-            if koan:
-                await ctx.reply(koan.message)
-            else:
+            if not koan:
                 await ctx.reply(f"Koan #{label} does not exist!")
         else:
             koans = await self.koan.get_community_koans(communityid=cid)
             if koans:
                 koan = random.choice(koans)
-                formatted = f"Koan #{koan.koanlabel}: {koan.content}"
-                parts = [formatted[i: i:500] for i in range(0, len(formatted), 500)]
-                for part in parts:
-                    await ctx.reply(part)
             else:
                 await ctx.reply("This channel doesn't have any koans!")
+        if koan:
+            formatted = f"Koan #{koan.koanlabel}: {koan.content}"
+            parts = [formatted[i: i:500] for i in range(0, len(formatted), 500)]
+            for part in parts:
+                await ctx.reply(part)