diff --git a/lib/nntp/tiny/message.py b/lib/nntp/tiny/message.py
index aff9f59..86de365 100644
--- a/lib/nntp/tiny/message.py
+++ b/lib/nntp/tiny/message.py
@@ -10,19 +10,16 @@ from nntp.tiny.db import DatabaseTable
 def decode(text: str):
     decoded = decode_header(text)[0]
 
-    if decoded[1] is None:
-        if decoded[0] == b'':
-            return ''
+    if decoded[0] == b'':
+        return ''
 
-        return str(decoded[0])
+    if decoded[1] is None:
+        return text
 
     try:
         return str(decoded[0], decoded[1])
     except:
-        if decoded[0] == b'':
-            return ''
-
-        return str(decoded[0])
+        return text
 
 def each_line(text: str):
     start = 0