diff --git a/notifications/handlers.py b/notifications/handlers.py
index 9d11ad69..720ed07c 100644
--- a/notifications/handlers.py
+++ b/notifications/handlers.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ class NotificationHandler(logging.Handler):
                 notif.title = "%s [%s:%s]" % (record.levelname, record.funcName, record.lineno)
                 notif.level = str([item[0] for item in Notification.LEVEL_CHOICES if item[1] == record.levelname][0])
                 message = record.getMessage()
-                message = message + "\n\n"
-                message = message + record.exc_text
+                if record.exc_text:
+                    message = message + "\n\n"
+                    message = message + record.exc_text
                 notif.message = message
                 notif.save()