diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/communication.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/communication.js
index 9264d0b057..141f4f4ec0 100755
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/communication.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/communication.js
@@ -271,6 +271,9 @@ frappe.views.CommunicationComposer = Class.extend({
 
 		this.dialog.fields_dict["email_template"].df.onchange = () => {
 			var email_template = me.dialog.fields_dict.email_template.get_value();
+			if (email_template === '') {
+				return;
+			}
 
 			var prepend_reply = function(reply) {
 				if(me.reply_added===email_template) {