diff --git a/include/class.api.php b/include/class.api.php
index 0612fce72ce2f2ef74208e4362a70c88fa943c40..b3e4ea7b349805b8d0489c23dabf0b22b1af7f77 100644
--- a/include/class.api.php
+++ b/include/class.api.php
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ class ApiEmailDataParser extends EmailDataParser {
         $data['source'] = 'Email';
 
         if(!$data['message'])
-            $data['message'] = $data['subject']?$data['subject']:'-';
+            $data['message'] = '--';
 
         if(!$data['subject'])
             $data['subject'] = '[No Subject]';