diff --git a/include/class.ticket.php b/include/class.ticket.php
index c9811934a7189c9b979d7ca364c5016b6577fd5f..49513b52df6d61b1107366e85ff186838a9e2d6f 100644
--- a/include/class.ticket.php
+++ b/include/class.ticket.php
@@ -1660,6 +1660,9 @@ implements RestrictedAccess, Threadable, Searchable {
                 unset($recipients[$key]);
          }
 
+        if (!count($recipients))
+            return true;
+
         //see if the ticket user is a recipient
         if ($owner->getEmail()->address != $poster->getEmail()->address && !in_array($owner->getEmail()->address, $skip))
           $owner_recip = $owner->getEmail()->address;